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Locally hopes are high that the rand will continue its steady climb

Hopefully the rand will continue with a steady climb ** Locally, hopes are high that the rand will continue its steady climb. Economists believe thi...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2019 — 658 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit FTSE Global Markets Local Markets Rand State of the Nation US

Local Elections and International Tension with Trade Wars

Local elections and international tension with trade wars ** The month of May was one of the worst months for local equity investors in the past 10 ye...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2019 — 624 views Brent Crude Oil China DAX Economy Elections European Parliament European Union Finance Minister FTSE JSE Pres Cyril Ramaphosa Pres Donald Trump Theresa May United States

Trade battle between the US and China intensified

Trade battle between the US and China intensified ** Fears of a protracted trade battle between the US and China intensified. China’s president Xi Jin...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— May 2019 — 562 views Brent Crude Oil China DAX Economy Elections European Parliament European Union Finance Minister FTSE JSE Pres Cyril Ramaphosa Pres Donald Trump Theresa May United States

The Effect of the National Elections on the Economy

Effect of National Elections on SA Economy ** The election results were generally expected and the markets reacted accordingly, with the capital mar...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— May 2019 — 523 views 8 May 2019 ALSI China DAX Elections FTSE Global Markets Government Investments Pres Donald Trump US

The Rand will remain volatile in the elections

Upcoming elections and its effect on the Rand ** The rand came under some pressure in anticipation of the upcoming elections and traded weaker at ar...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— May 2019 — 604 views 8 May 2019 ALSI Brent Crude Oil DAX Election Day FTSE Global Markets JSE Local Markets

Local markets closed softer as investors chose investments in developed markets instead of emerging markets

Investments in developed markets ** The JSE all-share index (ALSI) closed 0.54% lower, with the financial sector losing 2.05%, followed by the resou...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2019 — 593 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit Economy Elections FTSE Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments Pres Cyril Ramaphosa Pres Donald Trump Stock Market

South Africa’s annual headline consumer price index (CPI) increased to 4.5%

CPI increased to 4.5%** South Africa’s annual headline consumer price index (CPI) increased to 4.5% in March from 4.1% in February, according to Sta...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2019 — 573 views 8 May 2019 ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit China DAX Economy Election Day FTSE News SA Reserve Bank

Economic highlights that affected the local economy last week

Economic Highlights of Last Week ** The past week’s six days of stage 4 load shedding and the public holiday (Human Rights Day on 21 March) were som...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— March 2019 — 963 views 2019 ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit DAX FOMC FTSE Human Rights Day JSE Load-shedding Politics

Local equity market and the all-share index gained 3.41% in February

Local Markets bouncing back** With the South African market bouncing back strongly, the international markets would seem to follow suit by starting ...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— March 2019 — 590 views Brexit Economy FTSE Investments JSE Rand

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 — 970 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 — 586 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 — 641 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 — 818 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 — 740 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 — 655 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 — 676 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 — 688 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 — 775 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 — 660 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 — 736 views Investments Wealth

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