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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 — 525 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 — 606 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil China DAX Economy Financial Global Markets Inflation Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand

The South African market is expected to play catch-up

The South African market is expected to play catch-up ** The local currency also strengthened against most currencies, with the rand trading at R14...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— June 2019 — 599 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil China Economy Global Markets Gulf of Oman JSE Petrol 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 — 629 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 — 564 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 conflict between China and the United States influencing markets

Conflicts between US & China influencing markets ** In the past week, global markets remained strained under the current uncertainty brought about b...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— May 2019 — 475 views Brent Crude Oil Brexit China DAX Economy European Parliament JSE 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 — 605 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 — 596 views ALSI Brent Crude Oil Brexit Economy Elections FTSE Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments Pres Cyril Ramaphosa Pres Donald Trump Stock Market

Local markets closed above 58000 points for the first time in three years

Local markets closed above 58000 points ** The rand broke through the level of R14 to the US dollar during the week to trade at around R13.93 agains...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— April 2019 — 570 views 2019 ALSI Brexit China Global Markets Local Markets Offshore Investing Stock Market United States

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 — 586 views ALSI Brexit Economy Inflation Investments JSE Moody's SA Reserve Bank SARS South Africa US

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 — 965 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

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 — 592 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 — 590 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 — 622 views 2019 Brexit Economy Global Markets Inflation Investments Local Markets News Rand Stock Market

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 — 643 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 — 820 views Economy Global Markets Inflation Invest Investments JSE Local Markets News Rand Saving South Africa Stock Market Wealth

Volatility in the markets create opportunities

* ** ** ** Volatility in the markets create opportunites * In 2017 we saw a relatively low volatility in global equity markets, while 2018 has to date...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— December 2018 — 584 views Economy Global Markets Investments JSE News Stock Market

Leaders gather for annual G20 Summit

Buenos Aires G20 Summit** US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to keep their trade war from escalating with a promise t...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— December 2018 — 614 views Economy G20 summit Global Markets Investments South Africa Stock Market

Brexit: UK and the EU months of negotiations coming to an end

Brexit: UK and EU agreement** Months of negotiations between the UK and the EU ended during the past week with both sides agreeing on a draft withdr...

Mr. Steyn, JP (Johan)
— November 2018 — 643 views Brexit Economy Global Markets Investments JSE Local Markets South Africa Stock Market

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