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Where might the next global financial crisis come from?

25 September 2018

Imbalances in the global economy are lower now than before the collapse of Lehman Brothers but other risks have emerged. We examine the new fault lines that could trigger another crisis.

The winds of change are still blowing in SA, says Old Mutual Investment Group

13 September 2018

While the latest surprise GDP data sent South Africans into a tailspin as it became clear that the country is officially in a recession, the worst appears to be behind us. This is according to Old Mutual Investment Group Head of Economic Research, Johann Els, who points out that, while we are unlikely to see any significant policy improvement until after the 2019 elections, the country is heading in the right direction and he believes the rate of change will gradually gain momentum.

Risk-off sentiment: Trade concerns, EM focus, tech weaker

13 September 2018

Last week was tough for the majority of global equity markets, as nerves over trade tariffs and emerging-market vulnerability weighed on investor sentiment. With investors in risk-off mode, we saw profit taking in the US technology juggernauts, which only unsettled sentiment further.

From Venezuela with love: Lessons for SA

11 September 2018

The reality of South Africa’s economic quagmire has finally sunk in with the announcement that the country had slipped into a technical recession in the second quarter of this year, adding fuel to populist demands for greater political intervention in the economy.

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