Day: March 13, 2020

Investing

Markets fall on oil price and virus shocks

What happened?

• Global share markets have fallen in the last week as well as the Australian share market.

• Investors are worried about weakness in the global economy because of
o More coronavirus cases outside of China, and
o A collapsed oil price deal

• This saw investors continue selling their shares because they are concerned about the short-term impact on businesses from these threats.

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Investing

Coronavirus update podcast: A view from the ground

The outbreak of the coronavirus has led to concerns about what its rapid spread could mean for global markets and economies. In this podcast, Hong Kong-based economist Stephen Green discusses the supply-chain disruptions already taking shape, which sectors stand to lose — or gain — from the crisis and how soon “business as usual” might be expected to return to China and global economies.

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