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Trading on the JSE does not require stock monitoring or share-trading software

19 November 2014

In response to an upsurge in customer complaints and enquiries regarding the marketing methods and claims made by companies/agents that these software programs are required in order to invest on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”), the JSE would like to remind the public that:

Continued divergence in local market

18 November 2014

Last week has been fairly quiet on world markets which is probably a good thing after several weeks of volatility.

Passing the baton

17 November 2014

The unexpected announcement on 31st October by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to increase its Quantitative Easing (QE) program could not have been timed better, coming less than 48 hours after the Federal Reserve concluded their QE program. A week later, ECB President Mario Draghi confirmed that the ECB Governing Council is “unanimous in its commitment to using additional unconventional instruments within its mandate” and formalised an “expectation” that the ECB will increase its balance sheet by €1trn towards early 2012 levels. Given stories circulating prior to the meeting of a bitterly divided ECB, the message was a positive surprise. Thus, the baton of balance sheet expansion has been well and truly passed from the US to Japan and the euro area.