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* Australia has 29 confirmed coronavirus cases
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Australia's housing market ran
red-hot last month as prices in no fewer than five cities
reached record highs, a positive for consumer wealth and
confidence in the face of the spreading coronavirus crisis.
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Shares in HNA
Group-controlled companies rose on Monday after the Chinese
conglomerate said it had asked the government to help it resolve
liquidity risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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British hedge fund billionaire
Chris Hohn has launched a campaign to persuade central banks to
starve hundreds of planned coal-fired power plants around the
world of finance, aiming to block the projects before they can
pose a threat to the climate.
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* Australia's financial regulators in emergency meeting -
source
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Shares in Hainan
Airlines, the flagship carrier of HNA Group
, opened 5.6% higher on Monday after the Chinese
conglomerate said it had asked the government to help it resolve
liquidity risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Oil traders and other financial
investors are anticipating a severe slowdown or recession in the
global economy as efforts to contain the coronavirus fail and
restrictions on business activity and transportation
proliferate.
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Australian job advertisements
rose for a second consecutive month in February after a sharp
decline in December though a prolonged bushfire season and a
rapidly spreading virus are seen likely to hurt labour demand in
coming months.
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* (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a
columnist for Reuters)
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Australia's financial regulators
will discuss the impact of a new coronavirus outbreak on
Australia's A$2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) economy in an emergency
meeting on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told
Reuters.
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