- 10 May 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- China has become a massive trading partner, and the currency a hedge against dollar fluctations.
- 29 Apr 2013 06:23 - Matt Quigley
- Europe's rumoured rate cuts and the possible continuation of the US Federal Reserve's buying programme will set the tone for markets this week.
- 22 Apr 2013 07:25 - Matt Quigley
- US growth figures, European sentiment gauges and a manufacturing snapshot in China will keep investors on their toes in the week ahead.
- 10 Apr 2013 07:08 - Ed Cropley, Stella Mapenzauswa,
- The SA Reserve Bank has done well to balance economic growth and job creation while pursuing its mandate to monitor inflation, says Pravin Gordhan.
- 28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- China, India and the United States have been expected to emerge as the three dominant world economies by 2050.
- 15 Mar 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- There is a large gap between what the country is exporting and what it is importing.
- 11 Mar 2013 11:38 - Staff Reporter
- Adcorp's employment figures for February have shown South Africa's job situation has not changed, but labour productivity has hit a 50-year low.
- 11 Mar 2013 07:28 - Matt Quigley
- US retail sales figures, Europe's industrial production numbers, a growth snapshot from Brazil and SA's current account data will dominate this week.
- 08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Faeeza Ballim
- The good news, though, is that finances have been kept under control.
- 15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Rand reportedly continues to perform poorly due to ratings downgrades, labour unrest and slow economic growth.
- 21 Jan 2013 07:33 - Matt Quigley
- Investors will have plenty to work on through the week, despite US President Barack Obama's second inauguration staying in the spotlight.
- 11 Jan 2013 16:52
- Watch the highlights package of our chat with M&G heavyweights on the positive outlook permeating parts of South Africa's business world.
- 07 Jan 2013 07:23 - Matt Quigley
- The European Central Bank will take centre stage this week as policymakers gather for their first meeting of the year. Is a rate cut imminent?
- 23 Dec 2012 09:35 - Sapa-AFP
- The Vietnamese government's war propaganda may no longer be enough to allay citizens' anger over the ailing economy.
- 16 Oct 2012 13:47 - Nickolaus Bauer
- Labour unrest in the mining sector has hit where it hurts. So what does South Africa's first credit downgrade in nearly two decades mean?
- 11 Oct 2012 14:47 - Faranaaz Parker
- The impact of strikes in mining and transport will have long-term effects on the economy that cannot be quantified yet, writes Faranaaz Parker.
- 18 Sep 2012 11:39 - David Dolan, Sujata Rao,
- Wildcat strikes in the platinum belt have entered a sixth week with no resolution in sight and investors are beginning to grow concerned.
- 03 Aug 2012 07:13 - Lynley Donnelly
- A drop in demand, an 84% slump in profit and rising costs do not bode well for producer ArcelorMittal, writes Lynley Donnelly.
- 20 Jul 2012 15:00 - Reuters
- Cote d'Ivoire plans to spend over 11-trillion CFA francs through 2015 on a development programme aimed at reversing a decade of economic decline.
- 09 Jul 2012 18:23
- Africa's youngest nation, South Sudan, is celebrating its one year anniversary while wracked by border wars, internal violence and a crippled economy.
