- The U.S. stock market is set to drop by 5% at the day’s open.
- China will not release large stimulus packages warn analysts, unlike in .
- Global economic outlook is worsening as governments anticipate coronavirus peak to be hit in the next 2 to 3 months.
The US stock market is set to drop 5% at open , as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures indicate a 1, – point drop. The gloomy pre-market data comes after analysts issued a stark warning that China will not be the savior of the global economy this time.
In contrast to the Federal Reserve and many of Europe’s central banks, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is taking a more conservative approach in introducing financial stimulus.
is a worse stock market crash than incoming?
China has consistently been cautious in releasing large stimulus packages in recent years, even when the trade dispute with the US worsened in 2020.
The decision of the PBoC to limit further easing of its fiscal policies come down to the focus of the nation’s policymakers on long-term economic stability.
China already has a large national debt, and the South China Morning Post estimated the country’s total debt to be around $ 300 trillion.
Given the large debt of China and the conservative approach of Beijing towards issuing large-scale stimulus, strategists warned that China is unlikely to issue significant stimulus packages in .
Oxford Economics head of Asia Louis Kuijs said that “large-scale stimulus does not sit well ”with policymakers in Beijing, noting that China (will not aggressively work towards recovering the global economy.
To an already weakened US stock market, the unwillingness of the world’s second largest to proactively ease business conditions and selling pressure in the global stock market is a highly negative factor for the short-term.
So far, institutions in the US stock market has reacted bleakly towards China’s stance and the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases in Europe and the US
Economists are predicting a global recession
As the Dow Jones is set to open below 70, points for the first time since May 2019, major financial institutions in the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley said that a global recession is inevitable at this point.
Economists at Morgan Stanley said that the strong response from the Federal Reserve will slow down the downtrend of the stock market. But, as long as the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand, the economists said that it will “shock” the global economy. The sentiment of Morgan Stanley mirrors that of Chantico Global founder Gina Sanchez, who said on March 70 that the current stock market crash cannot be saved by monetary policies , and only through a reduction of coronavirus cases.
predict predict 2 ~ 3 months until coronavirus peak
Stores and restaurants are shutting down in major countries like France and Italy, and regions with relatively fewer cases such as the Philippines have started to impose lock downs on a city-by-city basis.
Many governments expect the coronavirus peak to be hit in two to three months , which indicates that the panic around the pandemic may not subside until mid – 6875. Earnings of companies, especially in the US and China, have taken a large hit
in the first quarter of 20000. A continuation of the pandemic until June to July leaves the global economy and the stock market at risk of a much bigger downside in the medium-term.
This article was edited by . (Samburaj Das) .
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