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The Philippines is well-positioned to cope with the economic impact of the virus outbreak, but is not immune to its human costs. Since the Philippines is exceptionally prone to both extreme climate and geological events, Senator "Bong" Go's bill for the creation of a Department of Disaster...
In the coming days, new confirmed cases of the virus outbreak will continue to rise. Nevertheless, there may be some possible signs of steadying in China. With the new coronavirus - the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) - there are now (8 pm Wuhan time, Feb 1...
The coronavirus crisis continues to be highly fluid, and for this reason, the ability to accurately quantify its current and near-time economic impacts on the Chinese and world economies is impossible. To put it bluntly, the figures thrown around are nothing more than "back of the napkin" assu...
Estimating how long China's new coronavirus epidemic will last, and when it will peak, is obviously of great importance to investors at present for assessing the economic damage it is likely to cause, both to China's economy and the global economy. Estimating the likely impact the virus will h...
I first traveled to China in the late 1980s. China was an emerging market in those days. As a commodities trader, China was a significant market participant in the raw material markets. Over the past decades, significant economic growth in the world's most populous nation transformed the Asian...
China’s coronavirus is a health crisis that seems likely to translate into an economic crisis for the Asian nation and possibly even the rest of the world. The virus began in Wuhan, and has infected thousands of people across China. The World Health Organization has declared the ...
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its data on the value of trade between the U.S. and China for December 2019 , completing its 35th year of monthly reporting on those statistics. The data is the first to be reported since the U.S. and China arrived at their "Phase 1" trade agreement, under ...
By Bill Witherell, Ph.D. Beginning in late 2019 through the first half of January, stocks in Asia (excluding Japan), led by the Chinese market, rallied, outperforming most other equity markets. However, the region is now challenged by the spread of a new coronavirus originating in China. W...
Expanding alongside China's enormous and complex economy, the country's capital markets and broader financial system are becoming increasingly influential on the global stage. As the country liberalizes access to foreigners, modifies lending policies, encourages the adoption of new technologie...
By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist Weekly Market Compass: Assessing the Brexit aftermath, the Iowa caucus, coronavirus fears, and economic data Last week was a momentous one for markets, with coronavirus fears gripping markets and creating a risk-off environment. St...