global financial crisis (GFC)

US Economy

Two groups of stocks are about to send crisis-era signals on the economy

(June 25): The S&P 500 is at a record, but areas of the stock market with a reputation for economic prescience are sending warning signals that hearken to the global financial crisis.

Global Economy

Bernanke admits Fed made mistakes combating financial crisis 10 years ago

WASHINGTON (Sept 13): Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that policy makers made two critical errors fighting the financial crisis a decade ago: They failed to see it coming with such force then underestimated how much economic dama

Global Economy

Are we headed for another recession?

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): The outcome of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has altered the business and economic landscape — for better or worse.

Commentary

Millennials sit out the bull stock market: Barry Ritholtz

(Sept 6): What has happened to the generation of investors that came of age in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? The evidence suggests their experiences scarred them deeply, though we don’t yet know if this psychologic

Global Economy

What has improved 10 years after Lehman: DBS

SINGAPORE (Sept 4): This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis or Lehman Crisis that sent shock waves through the global financial system.

Global Markets

Emerging Asia hit by biggest foreign investor exodus since 2008

BANGKOK (June 18): A falling tide lowers all boats, it seems. Amid an exodus from emerging markets, investors are pulling out of even Asian economies with solid prospects for growth and debt financing.

Global Economy

Asian consumption on upward trend despite weak G7 growth in 2018: Oxford Economics

SINGAPORE (May 25): Relatively weak consumption growth is likely to persist across G7 nations this year, says Oxford Economics on the belief that the impact of a recovery in real incomes will be dampened by higher oil prices and waning wealth effects go

Investing strategies

Learn to profit from volatility in this year of normalisation, Lombard Odier CIO tells investors

SINGAPORE (Feb 20): Sharp movements in markets have been a wake-up call for complacent investors, but this should not have come as a surprise, says Lombard Odier Private Bank in its CIO Viewpoint February report.

Global Economy

Central banks find that a tool to curb bubbles is doing the job

SINGAPORE (Dec 4): Central bankers are starting to see promising results from one of the recent additions to their monetary policy toolbox.

3 ways this ETF could be a useful defensive portfolio component

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Phillip Capital is highlighting ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as a defensive addition to investor portfolios, given recent geopolitical events and global market volatility.
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