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Plummeting oil price could drive a surprise turnaround for SA

27 January 2015

Recent drastic declines in the international oil price and the resultant sharp cuts in the local petrol price could herald a sharp turnaround in South Africa’s more immediate fortunes, says Old Mutual Investment Group. And this sharp fall, if sustained, will have a number of positive impacts on the SA economy, starting with the consumer and reduced inflation.

We've entered a new dawn of higher volatility

21 January 2015

For better or worse, I have been trading FX for more than 30 years.

The Euro will continue to weaken

12 January 2015

EURUSD is trading on historic lows of almost a decade after breaking the psychological level of 1.20. It may be only the starting point of a deeper and prolonged depreciation of the euro toward 1.15.

Tough times ahead for SA Inc, but it’s better than 2014

08 January 2015

Over the last twenty years, the single biggest determinant of South Africa’s economic growth has been global growth. Given that South Africa is a small, open economy, this should come as little surprise. However, what this means is that to form an understanding of where the SA economy will be headed in 2015, we first need to examine global economic prospects before considering internal factors.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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