US and Chinese figures are testing the nerves of investors still coming to terms with the QE retreat.
A new entrepreneurial initiative in stores links artisans with people who need their services.
The Bourse has defied market trends, largely on foreign earnings and the weak rand.
The spectre of a US airstrike on Syria will loom over global markets as the uncertain implications of military action keep investors jittery.
But analysts warn that SA is facing more fundamental problems in the economy.
Traders believe the US will slowly stablise and are advising investors to take a long-term view.
Buzzwords do provide interesting insight into what a particular industry is thinking about.
McDonald’s, the fast food giant that managed to ride out much of the Great Recession, has been bitten by the global slowdown.
Eskom’s profits soared to R13.2-billion on the back of increased tariffs, it announced in its annual results on Thursday.
The world’s top 40 mining houses reported record profits in 2011, but share prices have plummeted and market capitalisation has fallen by 25%.
The volatile rand again bore the brunt of global risk-off trading and weakened to R8.37 against the dollar this week, its lowest level this year.
At Economic Minister Patel’s invitation, Joseph Stiglitz has become a voice in SA’s economic debate, a counterweight to treasury and the Reserve Bank.
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/ 6 September 2011
The rand was softer against the dollar in early morning trade as it tracked a jittery euro, and analysts say they expect the rand to keep weakening.
It is easier to generate superior investment returns off people’s fear than profit from their greed, says Armien Tyer, of Sanlam Investment Managers.
Peter Brooke, head of Macro Strategy Investments at Omigsa looks at how investors should be positioning their investments in troubled times.
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/ 5 December 2010
Qatar’s stock market index surged on Sunday, the first trading day after the Gulf state won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup.
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/ 18 November 2010
SABMiller said net profits rallied 15% in the first half of its financial year as it was boosted by cost cutting, emerging markets and price hikes.
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/ 21 October 2010
The difference between investing at the top or bottom of the market is measured in millions. But even the worst timing beats inflation in the end
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/ 28 September 2010
Two readers want to know whether they should invest in the markets now.
At current market valuations it is unlikely we will see above-average returns and there is a distinct possibility of some negative returns at current price levels.
Trader’s blog: With people calling for the collapse of Europe, this may be a good time to be contrarian.
JSE trumps other emerging markets.
The buying signals are back in the market, but with the current levels of financial uncertainty it is best to err on the side of caution.
Traders’ Blog: Angela Merkel ruined the party but the JSE still managed some gains.
Traders’ Blog: Volatility is always a trader’s friend, but where to from here?
The latest provincial barometers show that economic recovery has been strongest in the Eastern Cape, the Free State and the Western Cape.
We will only really know if this is the bottom of the market in about a year’s time when we can look back at the data.
The JSE came off earlier levels but managed to remain in positive territory by noon on Wednesday as weaker US futures indicated another negative open.
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/ 20 November 2008
Things are bad, bad, bad. And do you know how we know that? Lipstick sales are up, hemlines are down and AC/DC’s newest album has topped the charts.
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/ 11 November 2008
Weak markets offer a better opportunity to buy for income, writes Maya Fisher-French.
Abby Cohen knew she was talking to a group of senior business leaders from around the world, and was trying to bludgeon some confidence into the room.
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/ 19 October 2008
Our government would have taken stakes in the Big Four, say to the tune of R120-billion or so. Now this would be a debate to have locally.