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Best day since 2009: Wall Street surges as investors wade back in
The Dow Jones had its best one-day percentage gain in a decade as stocks roared back from a seven-day rout on hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus.
- by Alex Veiga
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8@eight: ASX set for gains as Wall Street rebounds
What happened overnight and what is ahead for the Australian sharemarket.
- by Kyle Rodda
Coronavirus outbreak
OECD sounds alarm over coronavirus as central banks promise stability
The OECD has warned the world economy faces its "greatest danger" since the financial crisis more than a decade ago.
- by Simon Kennedy and Lucy Meakin
Opinion
Coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus could set off a dangerous chain reaction in markets
There are mounting risks of a credit crunch in vulnerable sectors of the corporate bond market, and there are warnings it could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for markets.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Investing
ASX extends losing streak but claws back ground after opening plunge
The benchmark index bounced back from early heavy losses to end the session 0.8 per cent lower on Monday, as a rebound on Chinese markets helped staunch the bloodletting.
- by Lucy Battersby and David Scutt
Investing
The Short Squeeze: Dimensions of coronavirus
The latest episode of The Short Squeeze podcast examines the various ways COVID-19 is affecting markets.
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ASX closes 0.8pc lower, after making a 150-point recovery
The S&P/ASX 200 fell sharply in early trade, but followed China's market higher and staged a remarkable recovery to close 0.8 per cent lower at 6391.
- by Lucy Battersby and David Scutt
Opinion
Coronavirus outbreak
As stockmarkets tumble because of coronavirus, this time feels different
The traditional tactics used to soothe investors as financial panic sets in may not work this time.
- by David J. Lynch
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8@eight: ASX braces for more losses
What happened overnight and what is ahead for the Australian sharemarket.
- by Kyle Rodda
Coronavirus outbreak
'Devastating data': China reveals just how hard the coronavirus has hit its economy
Chinese factory activity nosedived last month, at a faster pace than during the financial crisis, underscoring the havoc wreaked by the coronavirus on the world's second-biggest economy.
- by Lizzy Burden
Sharemarket
Investors will be 'twitchy' when ASX opens on Monday
The ASX200 is tipped to see an "acceptable fall" of 1 per cent when the market opens, following last week's $210 billion plunge.
- by Darren Cartwright