April 2019 Update
For local investors, the biggest headlines in April centred around the elections and how the three largest parties will split...
March 2019 Update
The news in March was dominated by the two weeks of stage four load-shedding, as Eskom once again brought the...
February 2019 Update
February is a busy month for South Africans as we hear from both the President and the Finance Minister. As...
January 2019 Update
After a volatile end to 2018, January saw a dramatic improvement in news flow as the US Federal government shutdown...
December 2018 Update
In a year dominated by politics, and specifically US politics and politicians, the US Government shutdown dominated the news in...
November 2018 Update
Trade tensions between China and the US seemed to thaw in November, as a 90-day freeze on any further tariffs...
October 2018 Update
Globally risk assets were sold-off aggressively as higher interest rates in the US, coupled with continued trade war concerns and...
September 2018 Update
The escalating trade war between the US and China has dominated global headlines, with the US applying tariffs to $200bn...
August 2018 Update
While most global investors were on holiday in August (those based in the Northern Hemisphere at least), US President Donald...
July 2018 Update
In July we saw an escalation in trade tensions between the US and China, as more details emerged regarding the...