The Tilney Investment Podcast – Are global measures enough to avoid economic depression?

In this edition of the Tilney podcast, Lucinda Johnson, Chris Godding and Ben Seager-Scott talk about market movements in the past month.

Published on 02 Apr 20201 minute read

This edition of our podcast features Lucinda Johnson, an investment director, Chris Godding, our Chief Investment Officer and Ben Seager-Scott, Tilney’s Head of Multi-asset Funds. They talk about the effects of global emergency spending and the possible economic scenarios in the upcoming months.

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Highlights of this episode

01:40 – Chris’s summary of the situation across markets

03:40– Is the combined fiscal stimulus enough to get through the crisis?

05:20 – Lockdown to prevent NHS collapse is likely to last weeks rather than months, says Ben

13:06 – COVID-19 and the world – how are other countries facing the crisis?

16:12 – Worst case scenario on markets is “very avoidable”, according to Chris

20:40 – Financial crisis: the drop is likely to be significant but short

24:53 – Ben’s message to investors: “Don’t get panicked by the bumps, focus on the long term”

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