Desember het ‘n effens wankelrige einde aan ‘n andersins uitsonderlike jaar vir beide plaaslike en globale aandelemarkte gebring.
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The South African rand has been one of several surprising financial market stories of 2026. Despite a backdrop of geopolitical conflict, concerns around elevated equity
Inflasie het gedurende Julie weer as ’n sentrale marktema na vore getree, met sowel Suid-Afrika as die Verenigde State wat hernieude prysdruk in die gesig gestaar het – grootliks aangedryf deur hoër energiekoste te midde van voortgesette geopolitieke spanning in die Midde-Ooste. Ten spyte van die hoë syfers het sentrale banke aan weerskante van die Atlantiese Oseaan verkies om rentekoerse onveranderd te laat.
Inflation re-emerged as a key market theme during July, with both South Africa and the United States facing renewed price pressures, largely driven by higher energy costs stemming from continued geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Despite the high readings, central banks on both sides of the Atlantic elected to leave interest rates unchanged.
