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The seasonally adjusted Investec Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased for the second consecutive month, jumping from 54.2 in February to 57.9 in March.
The rand was weaker due to the weaker gold price and a strong US dollar, which remained firm on the back of expectations of higher interest rates in the US later in the year due inflationary concerns.
As an asset manager, Adrian Clayton at Alphen Asset Management spends a great deal of time, attempting in some or other way, to forecast the future - be it economic forecasts or company forecasts.
Changing demographics and the risk to the world economy - Is this a west-centric view, and what does the Asian picture look like?