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Gold

Investor demand propels 3% gold growth despite high prices

1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African central banks' gold rush faces liquidity, price risks, Fitch unit says

Duncan Miriri 31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits one-month low after reality check on US-EU trade deal

Rae Wee and Lucy Raitano 29 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Bessent no-show, Brics tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting

Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi 15 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Chantal Marx, Head: Investments Research at FNB Wealth and Investments.

Markets & Investment

Gold leaps to near-record prices as inflation fears loom

27 Jun 2025

Image credit: Raff Liu on Unsplash

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil prices surge as Iran-Israel conflict causes production concerns

Seher Dareen 17 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Africa Finance Corp to sign $320m deal with Italy to bolster Lobito funding

Duncan Miriri 6 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Cornelius Coetzee, country director for Verto South Africa.

Finance

#AfricaMonth: Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

Katja Hamilton 27 May 2025

Fintech

Project Pine: the digital transformation that could reshape global monetary policy

Katja Hamilton 19 May 2025

Markets & Investment

China vows retaliation as US tariffs spark global market fears

9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Japan bank stocks caught in Trump tariff rout as market slide deepens

Rae Wee 4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold scales record peak as Trump tariffs fuel safe-haven scramble

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee 3 Apr 2025

Source: ChatGPT

Trends

US deregulation under Trump serves as a boon for equities, a bane for climate change

David Crosoer 29 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025

Michelle Nichols and Manoj Kumar 10 Jan 2025

Entrepreneurship

The AI revolution, sustainable investments and other trends shaping SA's business landscape in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar starts 2025 on a high

Andre Cilliers 2 Jan 2025

A woman picks a gold earring at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi. Source: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis

Markets & Investment

Experts bet on big 2025 for gold, PGMs still floundering

Rahul Paswan, Swati Verma and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese 31 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Mark John 24 Dec 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Mining

‘Gold rush’ driven by geopolitics and consumer anxiety

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2024

Financial Services

Global collaboration boosts detection of high-risk bank transactions, research shows

22 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketing & Media

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Economy

Expectations for another interest-rate cut in November

4 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

Middle East crisis: How oil price outcomes will impact wider financial markets

25 Oct 2024

Source: Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey.

Markets & Investment

Global investors overlook election uncertainties to double down on global equities and private equity

24 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief information officer of Global Kinetic, and chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Banking

Why haven’t SA banks done more with DeFi, CBDCs & crypto?

10 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

US 10-year Treasury yield hits 4%, keeps equity bulls in check

Alun John and Kevin Buckland 7 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

India payments authority eyes Africa, S. America for digital payment push, official says

Jaspreet Kalra 25 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Markets & Investment

SA economy under strain as MPC opts for modest repo-rate cut

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

Property

Urgent call for interest-rate cut to rejuvenate SA's property market

Katja Hamilton 18 Sep 2024

Property investments will be more attractive once interest rate cuts start to roll

Markets & Investment

Property investments will be more attractive once interest rate cuts start to roll

Issued by Catchwords 11 Sep 2024

Property

Lower interest rates will also be good for the rental market

10 Sep 2024

Source: The South African Reserve Bank.

Banking

Say goodbye to old EFTs: SA's banking system braces for change

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

What could SA's upcoming interest rate cut mean for people moving money internationally?

Harry Scherzer 5 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Advertising

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Volatility likely to persist following global currency turmoil, SA investors warn

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2024

July 2024 sees a rise in car sales, but exports face declines

Commercial & Industrial

July 2024 sees a rise in car sales, but exports face declines

5 Aug 2024

Tech is coming to save the gold market. Source: Patrick Hendry/Unsplash

Mining

Jewellery sector slows but tech keeps gold market shining

Lindsey Schutters 30 Jul 2024

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

Aviation

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

16 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

Aviation

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

27 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Saudi Arabia has announced its involvement in Project mBridge

17 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Chantal Marx, investment research head at FNB Wealth and Investments.

Markets & Investment

Gold is at record levels – what now?

Chantal Marx 12 Jun 2024

Election jitters hit May 2024 vehicle sales hard: All the stats

Commercial & Industrial

Election jitters hit May 2024 vehicle sales hard: All the stats

4 Jun 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#SARBMPC: The ‘Waiting Game’ continues - property industry to practise patience

28 Mar 2024

Why software escrow gives SA fintech developers the edge

Software

Why software escrow gives SA fintech developers the edge

Issued by Escrowsure 26 Feb 2024