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In the media: Financial markets point to relaxed restrictions and recovery just around the corner

29 April 2020 – David Taylor – PM – ABC Radio

You might get the impression from looking at the share market that Australia’s economic recovery is well underway.

From its March lows, the market as a whole is now up roughly 20 per cent, and believe it or not, over a hundred academics from a range of fields actually support the idea that a glimmer of light is beginning to emerge in what is a very dark coronavirus tunnel.

Equally though, there’s a strong warning from several universities, and the Government, that if we emerge too quickly from our bunkers at home, we risk completely derailing all we have achieved so far.

Listen to the program at ABC Radio

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