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Trump dumps market bumps

16 May 2017

Surprise firings of key officials are not unique to our own head of state. American President Donald Trump axed the head of the FBI, begging the question whether it relates to the ongoing investigation of the Trump election campaign’s links to Russia. For investors, the pertinent question is how markets are impacted. The answer is that it is simply too soon to tell. Markets rallied strongly after Trump won the election in November, on the assumption that his policies will favour businesses by cutting tax rates, reducing regulation and spending on infrastructure. However, this ‘Trump bump’ had already seemingly run out steam as it became apparent that implementing his agenda faces many hurdles, not least of which are the constant self-created controversies. This is just the latest in a series.

US economy : Weakest performance in three years, supporting the forecast for lower-than-expected growth for 2017

11 May 2017

America’s economy grew by just 0.7% in Q1 2017 - at the seasonally adjusted annual rate (Saar) - vs. 2.1% in Q4 2016.

Pervasive political uncertainty

25 April 2017

While South Africans are still coming to terms with the implications of junk status (so far not much), global markets are not standing still and a number of notable developments are taking place. Several of these are political in nature, reminding us that South Africa is not the only country with a challenging political environment.

How serious is SA’s credit downgrade?

19 April 2017

Bloomberg news agency recently published an article stating that South African bonds were now seemingly “junk” – a word which is loaded with negative sentiments.

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Question

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

Answer

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

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