FFM podcast ep11: SA a bobbing cork in a weaker dollar environment; Absa to watch; Dividend explained
Unveiling insights on market volatility, strengthening Rand, and effective investment strategies for optimal returns.
Unveiling insights on market volatility, strengthening Rand, and effective investment strategies for optimal returns.
South Africa’s central bank is reluctant to pivot away from policy tightening after raising its benchmark interest rate into restrictive territory amid rand weakness and government missteps that continue to fuel inflation.
Magnus Heystek discusses SA Treasury’s sneaky regulation change in reaction to the flood of private capital legally leaving the country.
Reviewing the risks facing South African banks, including the possibility of a banking crisis caused by a lack of confidence in the government and the economy.
SA Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has discarded the introduction of a new fiscal anchor in the budget framework – to contain rising debt.
Simon Maritz, points out that South Africa’s manufacturing sector appears resilient and has found ingenious ways to mitigate loadshedding.
The ANC seems to be placing the Reserve Bank in a political play – agreeing that the bank’s mandate should be broadened.
President Ramaphosa has downplayed suggestions of a change in the central bank’s mandate – an amendment that will take some time.
The financial sector has been one of the best-performing asset classes this year, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected economic recovery.
10X founder Steven Nathan shares his expertise on developments taking place in the local and international markets.