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Lockdowns have been lifted, bringing early signs of recovery. Retail sales have rebounded in many parts of the globe, with a jump of almost 18% in the US. 

It’s an asset class that might seem a bit marginal and more than a little mysterious. But since the first AAA-rated ‘green bond’ was launched by the World Bank in 2007, the market has grown enormously. 

As economies, battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, dust themselves down and prepare to start again, we hear a good deal about disruption to global supply chains.

Markets rebounded sharply after the tumbles of March, hoping for a V-shaped economic recovery. Confidence has faltered somewhat in recent weeks and momentum has slowed. 

The Covid-19 crisis has brought rare examples of good news as well as bad. While the IMF (International Monetary Fund) made savage cuts to estimates for global growth, they also forgave debts of $214 billion owed by the world’s poorest countries. 

Restrictions on the Chinese city of Wuhan were lifted, but entire countries across the globe remain in lockdown. 

The spread of covid-19 has left many people concerned about their investments, as stock markets have fallen and an economic slowdown becomes increasingly evident. In our new PDF we review the economic and stock market impact of covid-19 so far. 

When economic crisis strikes, central banks will cut their interest rates. The aim is to boost liquidity in the financial system and stimulate future growth.

Architas launches its new Hong Kong based business, Architas Asia Limited. The company has been granted a license to operate as an asset management company by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) as of 6^th April 2020.

Financial markets whipsawed, as they weighed the negative impact of Covid-19 against massive stimulus packages aimed at supporting economies around the world. 

FEBRUARY: What happened? Here we take a quicklook at the markets.

It is known as an ‘exogenous shock’, an event not predicted by forecasting models which has far-reaching effects. 

JANUARY: What happened? Here we take a quicklook at the markets.

Interest rates tumbled in the years following the Great Financial Crisis, as central banks attempted to kick-start economic growth. But has that game now played out? 

DECEMBER: What happened? Here we take a quicklook at the markets.