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Bitter Sweet Budget for 2019

** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * Taking the bitter with the sweet * * * Former South African Reserve Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni knew that he would have...

Ms. Grove, J (Juzelle)
— February 2019 — 502 views Budget Speech 2019 Economy Eskom Healthcare Inflation Rand Tito Mboweni Wealth

Local fuel is set to rise this week

Fuel is set to increase** With the price of Brent crude oil rising from $52 per barrel in early January to around $62 per barrel the past week, it s...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— February 2019 — 240 views 2019 Economy Inflation Invest JSE Rand Wealth

A review of the economy in 2018

a Review of the economy in 2018 ** What follows is a review of the economic events and data for 2018, a year that will go down in history as one inv...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— January 2019 — 275 views 2019 Economy Elections Global Markets Invest JSE Local Markets Rand Wealth

A year in review for investments

A year in review for investments** 2018 was an eventful year for South Africa in which the country saw a new president, two new ministers of finance a...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— December 2018 — 367 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Saving South Africa Stock Market Wealth

The biggest monthly drawdown in 5 years

The biggest monthly drawdown in 5 years ** October was the worst month in recent history for equity markets on a global scale. The MSCI global index...

— November 2018 — 366 views Economy Invest JSE Local Markets News South Africa Stock Market Wealth

Midterm Budget and Presidential Investment Summit

Midterm Budget and Presidential Investment Summit ** In the past week, two major economic events dominated news headlines in South Africa: the first...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— October 2018 — 327 views Economy Inflation Investment Summit Local Markets Midterm budget Stock Market Wealth

Local markets continue their downward trend

Local markets continue their downward trend ** The equity market drama comes amid recent violent surges in US Treasury yields and rising trade tensi...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— October 2018 — 364 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Rand South Africa US Treasury Wealth

South Africa's Finance Minister replaced

South Africa's finance minister replaced ** The business climate in South Africa showed an improvement in September compared to August, according to...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— October 2018 — 348 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Stock Market Wealth

JSE closed at its lowest point this year

JSE closed at its lowest this year** The SA currency weakened to around R14.77 against the USD and R19.38 against the pound. The price of Brent crud...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— October 2018 — 365 views Economy Global Markets Investments JSE Local Markets Rand Stock Market Wealth

Markets - The week in Perspective

The week in perspective** The rand was on course for gains of more than 2% against the dollar, despite some profit taking on Friday, after Moody’s s...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— September 2018 — 320 views Global Markets Invest Local Markets Wealth

Markets - The week in Perspective

Markets** In the past week, various local and international events again had an impact on South African consumers and investors. On Monday, the Depart...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— September 2018 — 347 views Investments Wealth

Developed Market Currencies

Developed Market Currencies ** The rand subsequently lost 3.15% to the USD, 3.86% to the pound and 2.79% to the euro. The rand traded weaker a...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— September 2018 — 367 views Global Markets Investments Local Markets Wealth

South Africa's Moody's Ratings, AISA & CPI

SA's Moody ratings, AISA & CPI ** Following US President Donald Trump’s first tweet about South Africa on Wednesday, the rand slipped by 1.5% but soon...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— August 2018 — 686 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest JSE Local Markets Rand Stock Market Wealth

Repo Rate Unchanged

Repo Rate Unchanged** Local headline consumer inflation quickened to 4.6% year-on-year in June, from 4.4 % in May, data from Statistics So...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— July 2018 — 443 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Stock Market Wealth

Business Confidence Index (BCI)

Business Confidence Index (BCI) ** The biggest negative month-on-month influences on the business climate were a weaker Rand exchange ra...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— July 2018 — 516 views Economy Invest Stock Market Wealth

Weaker Rand

Weaker Rand** The rand lost almost 3% in value against the US dollar in the past week, mainly because of weaker than expected growth numb...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2018 — 533 views Economy Invest Rand Wealth

JSE Jan - May 2018

JSE Jan - May 2018 ** The first half of 2018 will be remembered for extreme volatility in global markets fuelled by political events, a good example...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2018 — 535 views Economy JSE Wealth

Local & International Markets

Local & International Markets ** Last week, markets were again driven by international news out of the US. Last week, mar...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2018 — 509 views Global Markets Invest Local Markets Saving Wealth

World Markets

World Markets** International markets remain volatile as trade tension persists between China and the US. International m...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2018 — 507 views Investments Stock Market Wealth

Global & Local Markets March 2018

Global & Local Markets March 2018 ** The main drivers of negative return came from the United States, where warnings of tariffs on importe...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2018 — 644 views Economy Global Markets Investments Local Markets Stock Market Wealth

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