Three Months That Shook Global Markets


(Reuters) – How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this year? Put simply, it has probably been the most destructive sell-off since the Great Depression
The numbers have been staggering: US$12 tril (RM51.85 tril) has been wiped off world stock markets, oil has slumped 60% as Saudi Arabia and Russia have started a price war and emerging markets like Brazil, Mexico and South Africa have seen their currencies plummet more than 20%
Volatility and corporate borrowing market stress has spiked on worries that whole sectors could go bust, airlines have had half their value vapourised, while cratering economies risk a new wave of government debt crises
“It has been like a train wreck,” Chris Dyer, Director of Global Equity at Eaton Vance, said. “You could see it coming and coming and coming, but you just couldn’t stop it happening.”That carnage has seen 22% and 20% slumps for Wall Street’s Dow Jones and S&P 500, over 23% for MSCI 49-country world index and 26% for London’s internationally exposed FTSE
For reference, the record quarterly drop for Wall Street was 40% in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression. The fact that the S&P and Dow were at record highs back in mid February has made the crash this time seem more brutal
Stocks in China, where the virus hit first, have fared relatively well in comparison with only an 11% drop in dollar terms, but the impact on other major emerging markets has been devastating as their main commodity markets, and currencies, have also collapsed
Russian stocks, which topped the tables last year, have been routed 40% in dollar terms. South Africa, which was stripped of its last investment grade credit rating on Friday, has fallen by the same percentage, though Brazil has been the worst, plunging 50%
A large part of that is down to some wild forex market moves. All three of those countries have seen their currencies lose over 20% this year, which also ties in to the commodity market carnage
Brent crude oil has fallen by 65% in the quarter to just US$25 a barrel. This was not only because of the coronavirus crisis, but also the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, which is putting their public finances at risk
Industrial metals like copper, aluminium and steel have all dropped 15%-22% and some agricultural staples like coffee and sugar are down 17% and 10%
“These are truly historical moments in the history of financial markets. 2020 will go alongside 1929, 1987 and 2008 in the text books of financial market panics,” Deutsche Bank Strategist, Jim Reid, said
Give me shelterSo are there any places to shelter? Yes, but not many
Sit-on-your-sofa-suited stocks like Netflix and Amazon have risen 14.5% and 6.5% respectively and some specialist medical equipment companies have surged
Ultra-safe US government bonds have returned 12% as the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates to effectively zero, leading a charge of around 62 interest rate cuts globally
The dollar has rocketed against emerging market currencies. It had also shot up against the majors too, but has eased back over the last two weeks and will end the quarter only 3% up against those bigger currencies
This has left the Japanese yen, the other traditional FX safe haven, with only a 0.5% gain. The Swiss franc is down against the dollar, although it has climbed steeply against the euro and many other currencies
Will April bring much relief? JPMorgan reckons the coronavirus will have pushed the world economy into a 12% contraction in 1Q and with the pandemic still spreading rapidly and keeping large parts of the global economy shuttered, it is unlikely to get much easier in 2Q
The cavalry has arrived though. G20 governments have promised a US$5 tril revival effort, major central banks have cut rates and restarted asset purchases. Markets bounced big last week until Friday came and may still end 1Q on a relative high
Stephane Monier, Chief Investment Officer of Lombard Odier, is looking to see whether infection rates in Europe and elsewhere peak as they did in Asia
If they do, markets could see a V-shaped 30% recovery, although if they do not and cases jump in Asia again as lockdowns are lifted, it could be akin to a “war” situation which would impact the economy for 1-1/2 years
“Our expectation is for a very volatile second quarter,” Monier said. “It is important to keep in liquid, high-quality assets.”

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