Hopes of economic recovery support stocks
April 20, 2020The STI gained 43 points or 1.7% over the week; Markets were supported by hopes that some economies might reopen soon; US stocks also boosted by report of encouraging drug test; In...
Read MoreCan the Fed defeat the virus?
April 13, 2020Wall St gained 12% on hopes that the Fed’s money printing can save the US economy; The Straits Times Index followed suit, rising 7.6% over the four trading days; Oil prices rallied...
Read MoreCovid-19 woes continue to weigh on sentiment
April 6, 2020The STI dropped 139 points or 5.5% over the week at 2,389.29; Government announced partial lockdown from 7 April; Government proposed rental relief Bill, analysts say it will hurt retail S-reits; Wall...
Read MoreVirus concerns, rescue packages were main drivers
March 30, 2020The STI bounced almost 5% to 2,528.76 over the week; Main drivers were government stimulus packages; US government pledged US$2 trillion to fight virus-led slowdown; Singapore government pledged further S$48.4b; US Treasury...
Read MoreVirus fears vs central bank support: which will win?
March 23, 2020STI dropped 224 points or 8.5% over the week to 2,410.74; Central banks will try to prop up economies, markets with stimulus; US Fed cut interest rates to almost zero; US government...
Read MoreOn top of the virus came oil price worries
March 16, 2020WHO declared Covid-19 to be a global pandemic; STI lost 11% - worst since 2008’s US sub-prime crisis; Wall Street entered bear market; Entire US Treasury yield curve dropped below 1%; US...
Read MoreVirus fears, Fed emergency rate cut and IMF, central bank aid were main drivers
March 9, 2020The STI fell 50.1 points or 1.7% to 2,960.98 over a volatile week; Markets were driven by worries over the spread of the Covid-19 virus on one hand; On the other, prices...
Read MoreMonthly wrap for February 2020: Covid-19 fears cuts 4.5% off STI
March 2, 2020US-China trade faded into background as virus fears took over; STI lost 4.5% on worries of global pandemic; US stocks suffer their worst week since US sub-prime crisis; US Treasury yields sink...
Read MoreBudget and virus provide main themes
February 24, 2020STI lost 40 points or 1.2% over the week at 3,181.03; Prices rose and fell in line with virus news; China confused the market with change in counting methodology; The Government’s Budget...
Read MoreInvestors bank on virus outbreak ending soon
February 17, 2020The STI advanced 1.2% over the week; Markets were firm on hopes that virus outbreak might end soon; US Treasury yield curve inverted during the week; Earnings season started – DBS, Genting,...
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