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Emerging markets continue to suffer

6 September 2018 /

The Rand is showing no signs of resistance against the drop in value.

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South Africa technically enters a recession

5 September 2018 /

Yesterday the local GDP numbers were released and they technically put the country in a recession. This is the first time the country has ...

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Emerging market sell-off pushes the Rand closer R15 against the Dollar

4 September 2018 /

A continuing sell-off in emerging markets has hit the local currency, leaving only 15 cents between the current price and R15 against the ...

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Labour in the United States

3 September 2018 /

The U.S markets won’t be open this today as it is Labour day. This week we also have Facebook, Twitter and Google executives testify on ...

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Local markets take a nosedive and Trump on the offence

31 August 2018 /

The U.S. President has been on the offence yesterday, by firstly stating that the United States will withdraw from the World Trade ...

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Bull markets continues in the United States, despite simmering trade tensions

30 August 2018 /

U.S markets closed firmer at the end of the trading session, with the S&P 500 closing above 2900 for the first time.

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Earning results for a number of companies expected today

29 August 2018 /

A number of companies are expected to release numbers today, the likes of Mediclinic, Telkom, Adcock, Growthpoint Properties and Murray ...

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Global showing strength after Trump announced the new trade deal to replace NAFTA

28 August 2018 /

President Donald Trump stated that the United States is pursuing a new trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement ...

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JSE climbs thanks to Dollar weakness and the positive sentiment after Naspers AGM

27 August 2018 /

Local market heavy weight, Naspers, hosted an AGM on Friday. The company closed up by 2.82 per cent. Elsewhere, Fed Chair stated that the ...

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Trade war tensions soften ahead Powell’s address

24 August 2018 /

The Chinese government stated that talks with the United States were constructive and honest. The Federal Reserve chairman, Jarome Powell ...

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Rand rallies as the Dollar index and 10- year Treasuries drops

23 August 2018 /

In yesterday’s trading session we saw the local consumer inflation rise to its highest in 10 months, which has many analysts stating that ...

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Michael Cohen pleads guilty

22 August 2018 /

U.S. President, Donald Trump’s former lawyer plead guilty to charges against illegal campaign financing charges.

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Earning results numbers expected from BHP Billiton and Harmony Gold

21 August 2018 /

A number of companies are expected to release their earning numbers, such as Harmony Gold, BHP Billiton, Sea Harvest and Imperial Holdings.

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Gold sector remains under pressure

20 August 2018 /

On Friday the gold sector dropped by 1.59 percent on Friday as the gold price remains under $1200.00 an ounce. In other news, Turkish ...

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Drastic drop in commodity prices and lower than expected numbers from Tencent hits JSE hard

16 August 2018 /

The commodity prices took a dive and local gold companies followed. The $Gold price has managed to drop more than 3 percent this week ...

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Rand strengthens despite the dollar index raising

15 August 2018 /

The Rand showed strength against the major currencies which was beneficial to the financial sector. We also saw the gold sector suffer as ...

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Emerging markets under pressure thanks to Turkey’s state of affairs

14 August 2018 /

The economic troubles in Turkey have gripped global financial markets, with investors scrambling to determine whether and how far pain ...

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Emerging markets suffer with geopolitical tensions

13 August 2018 /

Markets fell across the globe, with events in Turkey dominating. The lira recovered some of Friday’s drop as Turkey’s central bank took ...

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Asian markets decline as geopolitical tensions intensify

10 August 2018 /

Asian markets a currently down by north of a percent as China has responded to the Trump administration with regards to the trade war. The ...

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Global markets close firmer

8 August 2018 /

As a result of the earnings season, we witnessed the U.S. stocks approaching fresh all-time highs. For instance, the S&P500 index ...

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Nedbank and Royal Bafokeng Platinum to release earning results

7 August 2018 /

Earning season continues in America and in local markets we have results released by Nedbank and Royal Bafokeng Platinum.

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Earnings season continues in the United States

6 August 2018 /

A new week starts with more companies expected to release their earnings reports in America. So far they have been volatile and ...

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Today is NFP day and earnings boost Apple

3 August 2018 /

After tech giant, Apple released their earning result numbers, the companies share price rose and lead it to becoming the first U.S company ...

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Fed rates remain unchanged

2 August 2018 /

In yesterday’s FOMC meeting, the federal reserve came to the conclusion to leave the rates unchanged. Furthermore, first time since June, ...

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Trump forces China to the negotiation table

1 August 2018 /

During the course of yesterday, the Trump administration announced that its looking to impose more tariffs on imports from China by 10 ...

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Gold sector finishes the day strong

31 July 2018 /

The gold sector had a great run in yesterday’s trading session, to close up by 2.29%. The gold price has been in a bearish trend with the ...

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Markets react favourably to BRICS summit

30 July 2018 /

The Rand continued to show strength at the end of the training session on Friday. On Friday we also saw European markets close positive and ...

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Day two of BRICS summit

27 July 2018 /

After the second day of the summit, we had all the leaders in BRICS have a closed session meeting. Russian President asked about the ...

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Rand strengthened after the first day of BRICS summit

26 July 2018 /

The sentiment around the summit is positive with South Africa dubbed as the ‘gateway to Africa’. The BRICS members have said that there is ...

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First day of the BRICS Summit

25 July 2018 /

Yesterday we had the President of China arrive in South Africa and meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. After the meeting, ...

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Chinese 10-year bond yield up to 4 week high

24 July 2018 /

The yuan slid by 0.6% a day after a record injected of funding for banks. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that the ...

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President Trump accuses the EU and China of manipulating currencies

23 July 2018 /

On Friday, the United States President announced a new threat to add additional duties on all imports from China. He stated that he’s ...

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Oil prices climbed after increase in U.S crude stockpile

19 July 2018 /

Data from the Energy Information Administration showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles amid a surge in imports. Inventories of ...

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Nasdaq reaches All-time high

18 July 2018 /

The Nasdaq went to reach all-time highs in yesterday’s trading session. Further growth seems to be on the cards as we are still in earnings ...

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Oil price takes a massive drop

17 July 2018 /

The oil price took a considerate decline to a near three-week low. The move was triggered after an offer from Saudi Arabia to add more ...

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China’s economic growth slowing down

16 July 2018 /

Data this morning showed China’s economic expansion slowed down slightly from the previous quarter, with industrial output in June missing ...

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Global markets are up as the JSE closed softer

13 July 2018 /

The global markets closed positive yesterday as China is yet to retaliate to the tariff increase threats from the United States. Today, the ...

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Trade war tensions hurt the global markets

12 July 2018 /

U.S. markets cutting some of yesterday’s losses that were urged by anxiety that the Trump administration’s trade stance will weaken the ...

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Second punch thrown by the Trump administration at China

11 July 2018 /

The trade war intensified as the Trump administration released the proposed list of $200 billion of Chinese imports to be hit by tariff ...

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Brexit negotiations on the rocks as two senior ministers resign

10 July 2018 /

Yesterday, the pound dropped as much as 0.7 percent after Johnsons’ resignation. The pound pared losses among declining concerns that the ...

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World markets rise amidst trade war

9 July 2018 /

The United States and China implemented their import tariffs on one-another on Friday. U.S and Asian markets are up after the tariffs were ...

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Trade war started at 06:01 local time

6 July 2018 /

The United States imposed President Donald Trump’s tariffs of $34 billion on Chinese goods at 00:01 in Washington DC. We also had FOMC ...

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Second day with the JSE up thanks to the Financial and Gold sector

5 July 2018 /

Trader and investors alike have their focus shifting to an eventful end to the week, with minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting. ...

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China throws its first punch and pledges to keep the currency stable

4 July 2018 /

China threw the first punch ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed on the country by the United States. a Chinese court temporarily banned ...

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Today marks the last day to trade to get dividends

3 July 2018 /

If you would like to get some dividends on a number of companies, today marks the last day to trade.

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Friday was a good day for the JSE

2 July 2018 /

The local market closed stronger on Friday with all the sectors up by more than 2%. The JSE ALSI closed up 3.25%. The U.S President stated ...

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Emerging markets bounce back from 10 month lows

29 June 2018 /

The Rand strengthened against major currencies, which helped the financial sector strengthen by 0.84%. This morning, the currency in focus ...

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Rand weakens by more than 2% against major currencies

28 June 2018 /

The Dollar index tested its highest point in a week translating to the financial sector to drop by 2.57%. The MSCI Currency Index is headed ...

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Local Gold sector drops the JSE

27 June 2018 /

Another death of a miner affects the companies share price. Gold dropped by 0.45% in yesterday’s trading session and the JSE ALSI drops ...

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Last day to trade to get some dividends

26 June 2018 /

A number of companies are going ex-dividends tomorrow. Hold the instrument today at close of business to qualify for the dividends.

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Tensions intensify in trade war

25 June 2018 /

Trade tensions between the world’s two-largest economies that have rattled markets this month are still the main focus for investors. China ...

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Oil up ahead OPEC meeting

22 June 2018 /

Ahead today’s OPEC meeting, the producer cartel led by top exporter Saudi Arabia, and its allies reached a preliminary agreement despite ...

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Another all-time high for the Nasdaq

21 June 2018 /

The American index reached all time high during yesterday’s trading session. This is the 7th time the index has reached all time highs this ...

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Geopolitical tensions put local markets under pressure

20 June 2018 /

Assets in emerging markets have been hit hard as the increase in tensions coincides with sharper projections for U.S. interest-rate hikes. ...

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China, your move

19 June 2018 /

The markets continue to react to the unwanted trade war between the U.S and China. Stock markets around the world dropped and Bitcoin and ...

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Trade war begins

18 June 2018 /

The U.S threw the first punch in a trade fight and now Xi Jinping has no choice but to match Donald Trump blow for blow. In The U.S ...

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Eventful week ends with investor focus in Asia

15 June 2018 /

After the ECB conference yesterday, we saw a rally in the European markets as rates remain unchanged as expected and the announcement that ...

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Federal Reserve raises rates, focus now on ECB conference

14 June 2018 /

The Federal Reserve raised the interest rates for a second time this year to 2%. Emerging markets to remain under pressure and investors ...

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Investors looking towards today’s Federal Reserve meeting

13 June 2018 /

Investors have their attention on the Federal Reserve meeting that will be at 8pm local time to see if the U.S will raise interest rates. ...

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U.S and North Korea summit starts today

12 June 2018 /

Historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader marks the first face-to-face encounter between a sitting U.S. ...

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Ethereum-based blockchain proof of concept trial a success in South Africa

7 June 2018 /

South Africa’s central bank has revealed astonishing results of Project Khokha, its proof-of-concept trial to replicate interbank payments ...

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GDP numbers disappoint investors

6 June 2018 /

Yesterday the GDP numbers came worse than expected with the graph below reflecting the different sectors and their contribution. This ...

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6 vs 1 as the U.S and Allies prepare to meet at G7 summit

5 June 2018 /

President Donald Trump is headed for a head-to-head with America’s allies at a Group of Seven summit this week, with the European Union and ...

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Trade tensions increase between U.S and China

4 June 2018 /

China has warned it will withdraw from commitments it made on trade if U.S. President Donald Trump carries out a separate threat to impose ...

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Today we have NFP numbers

1 June 2018 /

Traders are bracing themselves for today's jobs report, with payrolls expected to rise and the unemployment rate seen holding at its lowest ...

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Progress towards North Korea and US summit

31 May 2018 /

The US markets rallied yesterday as senior members of the two countries are taking the necessary steps for the summit to happen next month. ...

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Selloff in emerging markets because of political turmoil in Italy

30 May 2018 /

The political turmoil in Italy has investors nervous, which has led to a selloff in emerging market stocks and currencies. The main concern ...

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A drop in the mining sector

29 May 2018 /

There has been a drop in the mining sector index as the price for precious metals (Gold in particular) and the Brent crude oil price has ...

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A drop in the gold price brings down the gold sector

28 May 2018 /

Your Monday morning market podcast! Wishing you a profitable trading week.

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Geopolitical tensions increase after U.S president cancels summit with North Korea

25 May 2018 /

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Earning results due today

22 May 2018 /

Geopolitical tensions have eased as the Trade war discussions have been put on the back burner in the time being. A number of companies on ...

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A weaker Rand hurts the financials

21 May 2018 /

In the last few trading sessions, we have seen a weaker Rand against the major currencies, which has hurt the financial sector. This may ...

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U.S 10 year Treasury yields continue to climb

18 May 2018 /

Upward momentum in U.S 10 year bond yields remains intact as the benchmark bond advanced to trade at 3.12% up from 3.1%. US-Sino trade ...

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Goldman Sachs announces launch of a new cryptocurrency

17 May 2018 /

Yesterday was an eventful day on global markets. Firstly, in the crypto world Goldman Sachs became the first major financial institution to ...

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Geopolitical tensions adds uncertainty in the markets

16 May 2018 /

Since the beginning of the week, there has been violence in the Middle East and trade negotiations with the top two Economic giants, the ...

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Rand weakens as 10 year yields flirt with 3%

15 May 2018 /

The 10 year US treasury bonds went to flirt with the 3 % mark once more to have the dollar index firmer against Emerging markets. Investors ...

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OPEC states to have ‘enough’ spare production to cushion Iran situation

14 May 2018 /

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A retracement in the greenback gives strength to the Rand

11 May 2018 /

Throughout the week the Rand has been in a tough spot due to the Dollar strengthening, however yesterday, we witnessed a retracement in the ...

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WTI oil price climbs in response to the US’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal

10 May 2018 /

As the most recent new development in geopolitical headlines, where the U.S has announced its decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear ...

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Oil price climbs after U.S president withdraws from Iran nuclear deal

9 May 2018 /

At 8pm, local time, we saw U.S President Donald Trump announce that the United States will be withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. The ...

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The U.S president expected to announce his decision of the Iran deal

8 May 2018 /

The focus for today’s trading session will be on the U.S President, Donald Trump, were he will be speaking at 8pm local time on his ...

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Dis-chem closes in the red despite an increase in earnings

7 May 2018 /

South African pharmaceutical chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies reported on Friday a 13.7 percent increase in full-year adjusted earnings and 13.3 ...

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Naspers pulls the JSE down

4 May 2018 /

The media giant pulls the markets down after the Tencent had a negative day on Thursday. We also had the international market drop as trade ...

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Earnings results dominate the day

3 May 2018 /

This Thursday session there are a number of earnings results number that will be released and one to speak of is Harmony Gold. Yesterday we ...

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Focus on the Federal Reserve meeting

2 May 2018 /

The focus for today’s trading day is the FOMC statement, which has investors glued to the outcomes and whether the policy makers will raise ...

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Earnings season continues

30 April 2018 /

Last week we saw Tech giants release their results in the U.S.A, which helped the American economy rally, with the help of the 10 year ...

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Greenback growth hurting our financial sector

26 April 2018 /

South Africa's rand tumbled to its weakest in more than the three months while bonds also slipped, as a rally in the dollar and U.S. ...

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Bitcoin the new safe haven

25 April 2018 /

As we saw in the market where the DXY (Dollar index) continued to strengthen to reach 3 month highs, American markets came off by more then ...

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Greenback strengthens as US 10 year treasury yield fell

24 April 2018 /

On Monday the Rand weakened against major currencies but noticeably against the US Dollar. This is on the back of the US 10-year treasury ...

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Steinhoff still needs to sell of more assets

23 April 2018 /

South African retailer Steinhoff remains in a "tough position" and is talking to creditors about restructuring debt, the company said on ...

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Steinhoff continues to find itself in muddy waters

20 April 2018 /

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says it will ensure that those found to be liable for Steinhoff International’s demise are ...

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Better than expected inflation and retail numbers strengthen the Rand

19 April 2018 /

South Africa's rand strengthened and bonds rallied on Wednesday after better than expected inflation and retail data. Lower inflation ...

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Gold shares suffer

18 April 2018 /

The countries investment lions hit the ground running after South African president and UK Prime Minister agreed on a £50 Million deal ...

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Steinhoff in a bottom-less pit

17 April 2018 /

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Rand firmer as China reports import data

16 April 2018 /

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Bitcoin making a comeback?

13 April 2018 /

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Steinhoff in deep water

12 April 2018 /

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World Bank raises South Africa growth forecasts

11 April 2018 /

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Global markets strengthen

10 April 2018 /

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American markets slid after worse than expected NFP numbers

9 April 2018 /

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President Donald Trump ignores advice on the trade war

6 April 2018 /

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Trade war causes volatility in the market

5 April 2018 /

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Murray & Roberts scores big with mining project

4 April 2018 /

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Tech stocks pulling the US markets down

3 April 2018 /

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A cut in local interest rate

29 March 2018 /

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Moody’s rate decision to be announced today

23 March 2018 /

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Retail sales numbers to be released

22 March 2018 /

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Trade war hurts global markets

20 March 2018 /

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EOH share price continues to drop

16 March 2018 /

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EOH share price free falls after releasing unfavourable results

15 March 2018 /

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Global equity markets under pressure

14 March 2018 /

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Local manufacturing production numbers are expected today

13 March 2018 /

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Positive response by the markets towards the NFP

12 March 2018 /

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NFP Friday! Stadio also set to release results

9 March 2018 /

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Earnings rush before markets open from $SBK, $EXX and $MTN

8 March 2018 /

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RMB holdings to release results today

7 March 2018 /

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Outbreak weighs down on Tiger Brands share price

6 March 2018 /

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Mondi to release results today

2 March 2018 /

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Barclays Africa to release results

1 March 2018 /

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Motion passed for Expropriation of land without compensation

28 February 2018 /

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President Ramaphosa reshuffles his cabinet

27 February 2018 /

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The results are in!

23 February 2018 /

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Highlights of the budget speech 2018

22 February 2018 /

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A budget speech for the new era

21 February 2018 /

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Ashanti Gold and African Rainbow Minerals to release results

20 February 2018 /

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Long trade for Vodacom

6 February 2018 /

Trade summary: Long VOD Target price: 18000c Entry: 16500c Stop loss: 15800c The price movement has been positive after a stellar trading ...

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Long trade for Telkom

26 January 2018 /

Trade summary: Long TKG Entry: 5000c Stop Loss: 4500c Target price: 6000c The share price has been under pressure since the end of May 2017 ...

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Short trade for Kumba Iron Ore

26 January 2018 /

Trade summary: Short KIO Entry: 35500c Stop Loss: 39000c Target price: 30300c The stock has been having a great rally and in recent months, ...

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The Power of the Rand

25 January 2018 /

In recent days we have seen the Rand take strides and strengthen against the major currencies but more so against the US dollar, which has ...

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The Viceroy Effect

12 January 2018 /

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As good as gold

11 January 2018 /

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Quick response saves Aspen share price

10 January 2018 /

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Steinhoff bonds dropped by ECB

9 January 2018 /

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"Another cabinet reshuffle in the UK" Market Podcast 8 Jan 2018

8 January 2018 /

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Just one more day to ANC 54 - Morning Market Podcast 15/12/2017

15 December 2017 /

Tomorrow the ANC 54th National Conference begins

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"President Zuma has to pay" Morning Market Podcast 14/12/2017

14 December 2017 /

President Zuma has to pay

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"Steinhoff's comback?" Morning Market Podcast 13/12/2017

13 December 2017 /

Steinhoff's comeback?

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Your Morning Market Podcast 12/12/2017

12 December 2017 /

Manufacturing production numbers to be released

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Your Monday Wake Up Call 11 December 2017

11 December 2017 /

What to look forward to this trading week

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Your Morning Market Podcast 11/12/2017

11 December 2017 /

Steinhoff drops for consecutive days

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Your Morning Market Podcast 08/12/2017

8 December 2017 /

It's NFP day today! Read more about NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls)

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Your Morning Market Podcast 07/12/2017

7 December 2017 /

What's next for Steinhoff? Read Fundamentals on Steinhoff: /steinhoff-reputation-ruptured-m-n-ingham

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Your Morning Market Podcast 06/12/2017

6 December 2017 /

Steinhoff International To Release Results

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Your Morning Market Podcast 05/12/2017

5 December 2017 /

Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC endorsement

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Your Morning Market Podcast 04/12/2017

4 December 2017 /

Steinhoff Africa Retail To Release Results

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Your Morning Market Podcast 29/11/2017

29 November 2017 /

Naspers To Release Results

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 20/10/2017

20 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 19/10/2017

19 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 18/10/2017

18 October 2017 /

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Anglo American Platinum Technical Take

17 October 2017 /

Go Long Anglo American Platinum: Based on the technical information on the chart above, the share price has broken above the resistance ...

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 17/10/2017

17 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 16/10/2017

16 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 13/10/2017

13 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 12/10/2017

12 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 11/10/2017

11 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 10/10/2017

10 October 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 09/10/2017

9 October 2017 /

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PSG Technical Take

26 September 2017 /

Go Long PSG The share price for PSG has broken out of a channel but has been struggling to close above 24400c. Now we are waiting for the ...

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Glencore Technical Take

26 September 2017 /

Go Short Glencore The Glencore share price has broken out of the upward channel and is showing a potential to come off further from its ...

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Double Trade - Aspen & Discovery

26 September 2017 /

Trade speacialist Odwa Magwentshu get started with a double trade idea for this Tuesday...

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Your Morning Market Podcast - 22 September

22 September 2017 /

Repo rate unchanged & US/ N.Korea conflict. 22 September 2017

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CPI Numbers Release

20 September 2017 /

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Double Trade - Mondi & Tiger Brands

19 September 2017 /

TRADE #1 Go Long Mondi Ltd

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How Bond yields affect bank share prices.

11 September 2017 /

As a follow up to last week’s banking stocks trading ideas. I would like to show how bond yields affect local banking stocks.

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Go Long on EUR/USD

7 September 2017 /

Go Long EUR/USD A great trade before today’s ECB press conference above is what I think is going to come out. If you are brave, this would ...

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Mr Magwentshu's 5 Trade Ideas

7 September 2017 /

Short the Nikkei Trade summary: Stop loss 19830

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EUR/USD Short Technical Take (Hourly Chart)

30 August 2017 /

Express short trade EUR/USD on an hour chart I am looking at a short on EUR/USD as soon as it closes below the 1.1960 level. For the hour ...

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EUR/JPY Take Profit

28 August 2017 /

Express trade EUR/JPY Take Profit Take profit on the trade dated 24th August 2017 which can be seen here. Trade summary: Long EUR/JPY ...

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GBP/JPY Express Technical Take (Hourly Chart)

25 August 2017 /

Update on GBP/JPY Trade 30/08/2017- TAKE PROFIT 25/08/2017 Express trade GBP/JPY on an hour chart I have just seen an inverse head and ...

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EUR/JPY Express Technical Take (Hourly Chart)

24 August 2017 /

Express trade EUR/JPY on an hour chart I saw the EUR/JPY break above the resistance line once today at 1pm, however I am looking for a ...

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FTSE100 Express Technical Take (Hourly Chart)

24 August 2017 /

Express trade on an hour chart I am having a look at the FTSE 100 index and I notice that on the hourly chart, you will note that the price ...

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It would be 'Loonie' not to go long - Technical Take USD/CAD

4 August 2017 /

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Your Morning Market Podcast 04 August 2017

4 August 2017 /

Your Morning Market Podcast 4 August 2017

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Your Morning Market Podcast 03 August 2017

3 August 2017 /

Your Morning Market Podcast 3 August 2017

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Your Morning Market Podcast 02 August 2017

2 August 2017 /

Looking at Northam Platinum

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Posts by Odwa Magwentshu

Emerging markets continue to suffer

South Africa technically enters a recession

Emerging market sell-off pushes the Rand closer R15 against the Dollar

Labour in the United States

Local markets take a nosedive and Trump on the offence

Bull markets continues in the United States, despite simmering trade tensions

Earning results for a number of companies expected today

Global showing strength after Trump announced the new trade deal to replace NAFTA

JSE climbs thanks to Dollar weakness and the positive sentiment after Naspers AGM

Trade war tensions soften ahead Powell’s address

Rand rallies as the Dollar index and 10- year Treasuries drops

Michael Cohen pleads guilty

Earning results numbers expected from BHP Billiton and Harmony Gold

Gold sector remains under pressure

Drastic drop in commodity prices and lower than expected numbers from Tencent hits JSE hard

Rand strengthens despite the dollar index raising

Emerging markets under pressure thanks to Turkey’s state of affairs

Emerging markets suffer with geopolitical tensions

Asian markets decline as geopolitical tensions intensify

Global markets close firmer

Nedbank and Royal Bafokeng Platinum to release earning results

Earnings season continues in the United States

Today is NFP day and earnings boost Apple

Fed rates remain unchanged

Trump forces China to the negotiation table

Gold sector finishes the day strong

Markets react favourably to BRICS summit

Day two of BRICS summit

Rand strengthened after the first day of BRICS summit

First day of the BRICS Summit

Chinese 10-year bond yield up to 4 week high

President Trump accuses the EU and China of manipulating currencies

Oil prices climbed after increase in U.S crude stockpile

Nasdaq reaches All-time high

Oil price takes a massive drop

China’s economic growth slowing down

Global markets are up as the JSE closed softer

Trade war tensions hurt the global markets

Second punch thrown by the Trump administration at China

Brexit negotiations on the rocks as two senior ministers resign

World markets rise amidst trade war

Trade war started at 06:01 local time

Second day with the JSE up thanks to the Financial and Gold sector

China throws its first punch and pledges to keep the currency stable

Today marks the last day to trade to get dividends

Friday was a good day for the JSE

Emerging markets bounce back from 10 month lows

Rand weakens by more than 2% against major currencies

Local Gold sector drops the JSE

Last day to trade to get some dividends

Tensions intensify in trade war

Oil up ahead OPEC meeting

Another all-time high for the Nasdaq

Geopolitical tensions put local markets under pressure

China, your move

Trade war begins

Eventful week ends with investor focus in Asia

Federal Reserve raises rates, focus now on ECB conference

Investors looking towards today’s Federal Reserve meeting

U.S and North Korea summit starts today

Ethereum-based blockchain proof of concept trial a success in South Africa

GDP numbers disappoint investors

6 vs 1 as the U.S and Allies prepare to meet at G7 summit

Trade tensions increase between U.S and China

Today we have NFP numbers

Progress towards North Korea and US summit

Selloff in emerging markets because of political turmoil in Italy

A drop in the mining sector

A drop in the gold price brings down the gold sector

Geopolitical tensions increase after U.S president cancels summit with North Korea

Earning results due today

A weaker Rand hurts the financials

U.S 10 year Treasury yields continue to climb

Goldman Sachs announces launch of a new cryptocurrency

Geopolitical tensions adds uncertainty in the markets

Rand weakens as 10 year yields flirt with 3%

OPEC states to have ‘enough’ spare production to cushion Iran situation

A retracement in the greenback gives strength to the Rand