Economics

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This 23-floor Manhattan office building just sold at a 97.5% discount — a sign of how much the pandemic upended the market for office buildings in New York City	1486
Corporate insiders are dumping stock at the fastest rate in more than a decade	441
Global markets are reeling, but economists say: Don’t panic yet — Monday’s slide might reflect overvalued stocks more than worries about fundamentals	153
Australians told to monetize the family home to fund retirement — Policy needs to recommend people use home equity: Actuaries Institute	108
Japan’s new foreign exchange chief says weak yen has done more harm than good for economy — flags impact of rising energy, food prices on consumers and importers among the drawbacks of feeble yen	37
Global market rout has more to do with end of cheap funding — “A number of macro funds have been caught the wrong way around on a trade, and stops have been triggered, initially starting with FX and the Japanese yen”: BlueBay	35
Global stock sell-off deepens as traders bet on rate cuts — “The parts of the economy that are interest rate-sensitive are suffering — small businesses, the lowest tiers of consumers”: BlackRock investment officer	32
“I am not concerned that, at this moment, we are in a recession — no one should be in panic mode today, though it appears some might be”: Claudia Sahm	28
Australia: Markets don’t believe the central bank’s warning on rates — “I don’t believe for one second they seriously considered a hike. They would blow the economy sky-high if they hiked, and they know it.”	25
Why bond yields matter for equities — Investors taking a bet on global equities are very reliant on profit forecasts for a handful of companies	14

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