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Global Economic Outlook: Groping for Recovery - Is It Possible?Financial markets are taking a breather, COVID-19 cases are showing mixed results in various economies. Central banks are lowering discount rates, and Geopolitical risk is taking a different path between China and India.Download the newsletter for more: [sdm_download id="19890" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[custom_blog_form]

UNCERTAINTY GETS DEEPER IN THE MARKETThe global economy continues to stay in choppy waters. Many advanced economies are struggling in order to sur growth. Strutural hiccups, QE, sub-par growth, lack of confidence and dismal productivities are the main issues confronting the major economies globally.Download the newsletter to read more : [sdm_download id="19894" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[custom_blog_form]

Rich Chinese home buyers are back.Across China and in some of their familiar hunting grounds in Asia, wealthy buyers are snapping up luxury homes, in many cases to guard their wealth against anticipated inflation and a weakening yuan. The rush to add real estate has led to a jump in upmarket housing prices in China, while offering some support for Asian property markets hit hard by the pandemic.“It’s been flat-out,” said Monika Tu, founder of Black Diamondz, an Australian company that caters to Chinese buyers of luxury real estate.Since March, Tu has sold A$85 million ($55 million) of prime property, with about half the sales to Chinese clients who were in Australia when the pandemic hit. That’s a 25% jump from earlier in the year. The homes, priced between A$7.25 million and A$19.5 million, are all in Sydney’s well-heeled, ocean-front suburbs such as Point Piper.A gradual easing of virus restrictions is making it easier for wealthy Chinese to view properties and complete purchases in nearby Asian hot spots like Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney. In another favorite Singapore, virtual tours and photos have been enough to seal multi-million dollar deals, pointing to how transactions are evolving. That’s in contrast to London and New York where real estate remains sluggish amid lockdowns.Chinese buyer inquiries for South Korean property increased 180% in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, while inquiries on New Zealand homes jumped 75%, according to data from Juwai Iqi, a real estate firm. Searches dropped 32% in the U.K. and 18% in the U.S.Foreigners can only buy new homes in Australia, though the very rich can get around these restrictions by applying for “significant investor” visas, which give them an easy path to residency, allowing them to buy existing real estate as well.The high-end demand is bolstering prices in China and tempering declines in other markets. Prices for top-end homes in the four biggest Chinese cities rose 1% in April, led by the biggest jump in two years in the tech hub of Shenzhen.Even in Singapore, where a partial lockdown remains in place, activity is picking up via online platforms. Three Chinese clients bought six apartments worth a combined S$20 million ($11 million) at Marina One Residences this month without any virtual tours, said Clarence Foo, a property agent with APAC Realty Ltd.’s unit ERA. One investor spent about S$12 million on three separate three-bedroom units in the same development, a five-minute walk to the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino.Click here to read more about it. Source: Bloomberg

The global economy continues to stay slow amid concerns about growth. The US economy contracted 4.8% in the first quarter. Unemployment figures touched 36.5 million in 63 days and FED added $2.2 trillion in its balance sheet. The world’s biggest economy is tested with COVID-19. A slow growth moving into a deep recession and above all recovery looks like an uphill task. Facts are in the numbers. The central banks are lowering interest rates globally with negative interest rates coming into the market.[sdm_download id="19426" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[hubspot type=form portal=5699703 id=c063034a-f66d-41ab-881b-6e6a3f275c33]

For the last few weeks, we have witnessed that equity markets have been under a lot of pressure and investors are looking for opportunities to park funds to preserve their wealth. Equity Markets are going through valuation adjustments and forward prices signalling for further correction. Governments around the world are using expansionary fiscal policy to maintain economic confidence as we navigate through turbulent timesRead more by downloading this month's IQI newsletter below.[sdm_download id="19433" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[hubspot type=form portal=5699703 id=c063034a-f66d-41ab-881b-6e6a3f275c33]

Fragility becomes the norm: Global financial markets continue to stay volatile and uncertain due to slow down in advanced economies and fear of coronavirus which is overblown by mainstream media.Markets are sometimes overreacting to the news which has less relevance to the financial landscape. According to the latest report from UBS, Switzerland: Markets were unnerved this week by news that the number of coronavirus infections in Japan and Korea has been on rise, and by Apple warning that is was likely to miss sales guidance due to the outbreakRead more by downloading this month's IQI newsletter below.[sdm_download id="19435" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[hubspot type=form portal=5699703 id=c063034a-f66d-41ab-881b-6e6a3f275c33]

Global markets are moving very cautiously at the moment.The year started with geopolitical risks between Iran and USA. Things are reticent at themoment as we head towards Chinese New Year on January 25, 2020, but something isbrewing in the air which creates storm for the markets. Trade deal part 1 is done and signed.Markets have not demonstrated exuberance or excitement for the one-off show.Read more by downloading this month's IQI newsletter below.[sdm_download id="19437" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[hubspot type=form portal=5699703 id=c063034a-f66d-41ab-881b-6e6a3f275c33]

Global economy enters the next year with a lot of question marks, apprehensions, fears and nervousness from investors. Economic confidence looks to be in jeopardy. Policy levers in the US and Europe have reached their limits and can't go further.Read more by downloading this month's IQI newsletter below.[sdm_download id="19440" fancy="0"]Join us! IQI is a multi-award winning global real estate agency and advisory firm, bringing about the latest opportunities, innovations and technological breakthroughs in real estate. Sign up below and our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.[hubspot type=form portal=5699703 id=c063034a-f66d-41ab-881b-6e6a3f275c33]