Corporate debt is in serious trouble – here's what it means if the market collapses

Apr 04, 2020 06:48 am UTC| Business Economy

Markets abhor uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic is a severe supply shock that will substantially reduce the worlds economic output, and there will potentially be several waves as the contagion returns in the autumn or...

How high will unemployment go? During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out of work

Apr 04, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Economy

CC BY-ND The U.S. unemployment rate climbed from a half-century low of 3.5% to 4.4% in March and is expected to go a lot higher. But could the rate, as some predict, surpass the 25% joblessness the U.S. experienced...

Economic effects of coronavirus lockdowns are staggering – but health recovery must be prioritised

Apr 04, 2020 06:42 am UTC| Economy

In all my years as an economist, I have never seen a graph like the one below. It shows unemployment claims in the US observe the spike for the week ending March 21. The global financial crisis, the dot-com crash, Black...

Turkey tries to keep wheels of economy turning despite worsening coronavirus crisis

Apr 04, 2020 06:34 am UTC| Economy

Turkey confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on March 11, but since then the speed of its infection rate has surpassed that of many other countries with cases doubling every two days. On April 2, Turkey had more...

FxWirePro: A Glimpse At ZAR’s RV And Delta-Hedge Trades On Looming South African Debt Crisis

Apr 03, 2020 13:47 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Economy

Due to global recession fears and rising risk aversion yesterday brought a further sell-out for many EM currencies. The rand was amongst the biggest losers over the past days and reached new lows against USD and EUR. This...

FxWirePro: Sterling Still Edgy Amid Pandemic Saga - Driving Forces, OTC Outlook & Hedging Strategies of GBP/USD

Apr 03, 2020 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy

GBPs performance ranks mid-table over the past month (+0.5% vs USD, -2.5% vs EUR) as the global impact of the coronavirus has come to dominate GBPs local difficulties with Brexit. But even though Brexit is now being...

FxWirePro: Take Prudent Look At Short Euro Trades Amid Pandemic Outlook

Apr 02, 2020 11:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy

Pandemic COVID-19 impact has broadened, eliciting abrupt financial market moves. We all know that the strength of a relationship can be severely tested during times of crisis. This is currently very obvious in the EU, and...