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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

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

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 — 684 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 — 870 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Saving South Africa Stock Market Wealth

International markets and US mid-term elections

US mid-term elections and its effect on international markets ** In the past week, international markets responded to the US mid-term elections whic...

Ms. Grove, J (Juzelle)
— November 2018 — 698 views Economy Global Markets Invest Investments JSE News Rand Stock Market

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 — 795 views Economy Invest JSE Local Markets News South Africa 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 — 722 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

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 — 709 views Global Markets Invest 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 — 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

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

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 — 866 views Economy 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

Trump & China

Trump & China** Major news of the past week was the emerging market sell-off sparked by the US’s announcement concerning Chinese imports. ...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2018 — 885 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest

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 — 937 views Economy Invest Rand Wealth

Interest Rates & US Bond Yields

Interest Rates & US Bond Yields** The rand traded 4.14% weaker against the USD as the narrative of rising US government bond yields and a strong dol...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— May 2018 — 765 views Economy Global Markets Invest Saving Stock Market

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 — 840 views Global Markets Invest Local Markets Saving Wealth

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