Investments / Economy

Preparing for a Recession: What’s Different from the Global Financial Crisis

The growth outlook is as clear as mud

The year has barely commenced and GDP growth forecasts are being revised lower. Why is growth weakening?

Implementation is key - Old Mutual Investment reflects on SONA 2020

This year’s SONA followed the usual pattern of highlighting the country’s most pressing issues without providing much policy detail. Importantly, the speech focused on important areas such as economic growth (or more accurately, the lack of) and the electricity crisis crippling South Africa.

Sanlam Market Snapshot - January 2020 market summary

The year 2020 might have a good ring to it, but the first month rapidly rattled any festive season euphoria out of investors – both at the turn of the Western calendar and the Chinese New Year.