Ten spyte van negatiewe vooruitsigte vir internasionale ekonomieë, is daar steeds optimisme dat die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie die resessie moeilikhede kan weerstaan. Kern ekonomiese gebeure oor die volgende maand mag tot ‘n sterk herstel in die Suid-Afrikaanse finansiële markte lei. Lees verder
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Despite negative prospects for international economies, there remains optimism that the South African economy will withstand recession woes. Key economic events over the next month may lead to a strong recovery on South African financial markets. Read on
Economic and Market Analysis January 2009 Read More »
Global growth cooled significantly during 2008, with the outlook for 2009 getting gloomier by the day. As growth eased, numerous central banks opted to drop interest rates significantly to stimulate financial markets and support investment sentiment. Lower global demand should (and have already) lead to lower inflationary pressure in the short term, but the worry
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Wêreld finansiële markte het verlede week begin herstel. Negatiewe sentiment maak plek vir optimisme, soos wat van die reddingsgelde in die VSA via die banksektor versprei is. Die Dow Jones op Wall Street het op al vier dae hoër gesluit (Donderdag was ‘n publieke vakansiedag). Die indeks het die grootste styging in ‘n week vir
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World financial markets started to recover last week. Negative sentiment makes way for some optimism, as some of the rescue money in the US is distributed via the banking sector. The Dow Jones on Wall Street ended higher on all four days last week (Thursday was a public holiday). The index had the biggest increase
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The slowdown in consumer inflation from the peak reached in August is a very welcome development. The Outlook of inflation depends on various factors. Economist, Doret Els, briefly highlights “The Good”, “The Bad” and “The (not so) Ugly”. Read the rest of this entry…..
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The weak third quarter GDP figure confirms that economic activity is slowing at a serious pace, but also indicates that, for now, this weakness is limited to certain sectors. The discrepancy between sub-sectors complicates forecasting but could help SA to not enter into a technical recession. What seems clear however is that 2009 is going
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Die vraag of die JSE gedurende November sal herstel, is op talle se lippe. Professor Chris Harmse en sy span navorsers by Dynamic Wealth het, onder andere, die volgende te sê: “Ondanks die groei van bykans 12% in die JSE ALSI (tussen sy laagste vlak van 17 812 punte op 24 Oktober 2008 en die
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The question whether the JSE will recover during November is uppermost in our minds. Professor Chris Harmse and his research team at Dynamic Wealth have, among others, the following to say at this time: “Despite a slight recovery of almost 12% in the JSE ALSI (between its lowest level of 17 812 points on 24
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Opkomende ekonomieë se gradering veilig. In hierdie Sake 24-berig lewer Prof Harmse van Dynamic Wealth positiewe kommentaar op die internasionale graderingsagentskap, Moody’s, se nuwe verslag wat huidiglik aandui dat Suid-Afrika buite gevaar is en dat die kanse “bitter skraal” is dat, onder andere, ons buitelandse valuta-reserwes gaan opdroog, dat die land se buitelandse skuld te
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The October 2008 World Financial Crisis – 4 November 2008 The October 2008 world financial crisis in a nutshell: Banks found themselves unwilling to lend because they had run out of capital as a result of bad loans, especially mortgages. This unwillingness to lend also included the unwillingness to lend to one another. As a
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Die herstel van aandelepryse regoor die wêreld het verlede Maandag begin na die skynbare onbelangrike aankondiging dat nuwe huisverkope in die VSA met 4000 tot 464 000 gedurende September 2008 gestyg het. Dit was baie meer as die verwagte hoeveelheid van 450 000. Read on
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The recovery of share prices around the world was ignited last week Monday after the insignificant announcement that new home sales in the US has increased by 4000 to 464 000 during September 2008. Read on
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Although markets have already priced in his victory, the election of Barack Obama should provide some support for commodity prices and the JSE in the short run, analysts say. Americans elected Obama as their president on Tuesday, handing him an historic victory over Republican John McCain.
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6 October 2008 The global financial crisis Part 2: Reinventing the financial system The financial crisis that has engulfed the world since August 2007 has yet to run its full course but it is has already irrevocably changed the financial landscape, especially in the Anglo-Saxon countries. The investment banks that have been part of the
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