23 July 2019
International equity markets were impressive in June from the lows of May. The S&P500 index rose 6.9% with other international indices faring well, in...
3 June 2019
In April the all-share index rose 3.66%, propelled by local retailers (up 10.01%) and banks (up 6.82%) on the back of an anticipated ANC election vict...
22 May 2019
US President Donald Trump raised the ante on trade talks with China, turning the global markets into their gloomiest state for months. For most major ...
22 April 2019
The JSE all share index edged up 0.8% in March driven by the rand hedges and large caps (+1.2%). Sentiment towards SA stocks remains subdued as small ...
16 April 2019
The dim global outlook at the beginning of the year characterised by heightened China-US trade tensions and slowing growth looks like it is now in the...
2 April 2019
Bonds and cash were star performers in 2018. This is because of their low-risk attributes: investors tend to gravitate to lower-risk asset classes in ...
2 April 2019
Apart from a few declines in the local bond and property markets, most ETFs extended their new year rally during February as, internationally, risk-on...
11 February 2019
We’ve seen an upbeat start to the year for global markets which warmed to the US Federal Reserve’s sentiments of a more accommodative monetary stance....