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Muted rate hike

Muted rate hike

03 August 2006

The eagerly awaited MPC meeting in Pretoria surprised the markets today as the Governor announced a moderate increase of 50 bps to the countrys repo rate.

London last week

London last week

31 July 2006

Old Mutual Asset Management UK man on the spot Quentin Smith reports that over the week the All-Share Index rose 4.1% helped by a 4.5% gain in the FTSE 100, with midcaps 2.8% and smaller companies the laggards, rising just 0.6%.

A shocker

A shocker

28 July 2006

The producer price index (PPI) data for June was a shocker as was the case with the consumer inflation data (CPI) released the day before. Do investors have options?

Perception of weakness

Perception of weakness

20 July 2006

The rand is currently at R7.05 (20.7) to the dollar, it was R8.25 in 2001, in 2003 it was R7.64, in 2004 it was at R5.94. It has broken its bull trend.

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

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... and away they go

... and away they go

03 July 2006
Hello, Im sick

Hello, Im sick

19 June 2006
Soccer Fest

Soccer Fest

13 June 2006
Moderate increase announced

Moderate increase announced

08 June 2006
DMA kept busy

DMA kept busy

31 May 2006
The day of reckoning has arrived

The day of reckoning has arrived

23 May 2006
Watching the numbers

Watching the numbers

22 May 2006
Backwards and forwards

Backwards and forwards

15 May 2006