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South Africa avoided a second recession in two years

South Africa avoided a second recession in two years ** With the economy growing by 3.1% in the three months to end-June, according to Statistics So...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— September 2019 — 561 views ALSI Economy Global Markets Inflation Investments JSE Local Markets

The US-China trade war is dominating global economy

US-China trade war is dominating global economy ** Although the markets were relieved midweek with the announcement that the US was delaying the imp...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— August 2019 — 645 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil China DAX Economy Financial Global Markets Inflation Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand

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 — 642 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit Economy Elections FTSE Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments Pres Cyril Ramaphosa Pres Donald Trump Stock Market

Market returns for the first three months

Financial First Quarter of 2019 ** Reaching the end of the first quarter of 2019, a quick overview of market returns for the first three months. ...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2019 — 628 views ALSI Brexit Economy Inflation Investments JSE Moody's SA Reserve Bank SARS South Africa US

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 — 1021 views Budget Speech 2019 Economy Eskom Healthcare Inflation Rand Tito Mboweni Wealth

Load shedding could affect our rating

Load shedding could affect our rating ** Eskom’s R420bn debt burden represents 15% of the sovereign’s debt and could have a major influence on how M...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— February 2019 — 634 views Economy Eskom Inflation Invest Pres Donald Trump Rand Stock Market

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 — 630 views 2019 Economy Inflation Invest JSE Rand Wealth

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.5% last year

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation ** South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.5% year on year in December from 5.2% in the pr...

Ms. Grove, J (Juzelle)
— January 2019 — 669 views 2019 Brexit Economy Global Markets Inflation Investments Local Markets News Rand Stock Market

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 — 870 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Saving South Africa Stock Market Wealth

South Africa’s central bank increased its benchmark lending rate

SA's Increased Lending Rate** South Africa’s central bank increased its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% on Thursday in a close de...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— November 2018 — 575 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Investments JSE Rand Stock Market

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 — 694 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 — 723 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 — 737 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Stock Market Wealth

The week in perspective

The week in Perspective** Over the past week, the local currency strengthened by more than 4% against the USD and the British pound, and by more tha...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— September 2018 — 691 views Economy Inflation Investments Rand South Africa stock

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 — 1068 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest JSE Local Markets Rand Stock Market Wealth

US and China hinted at progress towards resolving the spiraling trade dispute

US and China** The currency weakened by 7.4% on Friday morning and so far, this year is down more than 35% against the US dollar. The past wee...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— August 2018 — 736 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest JSE Local Markets

The worst currency routs in emerging-market history

The worst currency routs** Emerging market currencies ended the week with a brutal selloff across the board, and the South African rand was not immu...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— August 2018 — 791 views Economy Global Markets Inflation JSE Rand

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 — 797 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Stock Market Wealth

World Markets

World Markets** Vehicle sales are a leading indicator of economic growth, and a sustained increase in this number should bode well for th...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— July 2018 — 837 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Stock Market

How much should you have when you retire?

Saving for retirement ** *Planning for your retirement* - Calculating whether you are on track with your financial goals can be a tricky task - we ...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2018 — 891 views Economy Inflation Invest retirement Saving

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