đź”’ WORLDVIEW: Climb aboard the Bitcoin express? Three stories and two pictures provide the answer
A cousin’s sudden curiosity about Bitcoin shows how the surging price of the cyber currency is capturing the public’s imagination. .
Economic bubbles
Cees Bruggemans: Rockets and recessions
Cees Bruggemans’ latest offering delves into the dynamics of a recession, exploring what it takes to propel and stall them.
Adrian Saville: SA Inc’s 2015 forecast – tough but better than 2014
If you are looking for a concise summary of the most important factors you should be considering when making moves in South Africa in 2015, this is the piece to read. Adrian Saville brings all the nuanced complexities together in one clear picture.
Global economy: US locomotive will again drive world growth in 2015
The American rebound from the Global Financial Crisis is now complete. The biggest economy on earth posted 5% annualised growth in the third quarter of 2014 and is set to run as hard or even harder in 2015.
Is a new season of volatility for local equity markets on the horizon?
Financial markets have been subject to an abrupt increase in volatility in recent weeks with risky assets having been sold off sharply as global equities declined by over 6% in the first half of October before bouncing.
Corporate deals expected to return to pre-crisis levels in coming months
In a year that’s been awash with multi-billion dollar corporate deals, the number and value of mergers and acquisitions is set to grow further
Reserve Bank to continue to support the economy
PRETORIA (Reuters) – The South African Reserve Bank will continue to support the economy through difficult times by focusing on price and financial stability, its governor said on Friday. Gill Marcus also said emerging markets faced a difficult year of depreciating currencies, volatile capital flows and rising inflation.
Finance expert: eight ways a new global crisis will hit by 2015
World Competitiveness Center Director says the global economy faces its greatest challenges since 2008. Arturo Bris, Professor of Finance at the top-ranked IMD business school and Director of the World Competitiveness Center, recently predicted that a crisis for the global economy is likely and that not enough action is being taken to avoid it. He said … Read more
Irrational exuberance – Greenspan’s term aptly describes JSE heavyweights circa 2013
There’s much to be said for personal experience. My first stock market bubble was in 1987. Things were so crazy back then that my employer, Prescon, ran a daily share tipping service. Punters would phone an answering machine which would play my recorded “tip” of the day. They paid the equivalent of R8 000 a month … Read more