March 2021 Update
It has been just over a year since most countries went into hard lockdown. In both developed and emerging markets,...
February 2021 Update
Front and center in the news this month was Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s 3rd National Budget. Compared to what was...
January 2021 Update
In January, President Biden announced a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan, although it has not yet been introduced in Congress....
December 2020 Update
Global news in 2020 was dominated by the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic. The first human case was identified in December 2019...
November 2020 Update
Markets flourished in November on the back of a Democratic victory in the US, coupled with extremely positive news of...
October 2020 Update
Sentiment in global markets was largely driven by the expected outcome of the November 3rd US election and the progress...
September 2020 Update
Covid-19 jitters remain a concern to markets as the US leads the way in infection rates while South Korea and...
August 2020 Update
Globally, Covid-19 infection rates have slowed in most countries. The United States still has the highest number of confirmed cases,...
July 2020 Update
With most economies hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated shutdowns, it was no surprise that US GDP declined...
June 2020 Update
There was a resurgence in Covid-19 cases during June as economies around the world lifted their lockdown restrictions. At the...