Russia, the Ukraine, and the South Africa’s budget
During February, market uncertainty peaked, and this caused volatility to erupt. After a lot of negotiations, media staging, propaganda, and hard sanctions, Russia invaded the Ukraine.
Entries by Christine van Graan
Cryptocurrencies, an alternative asset class
As market, economic, and finance experts, we often get asked questions about investing in alternative assets, from property to cryptocurrencies.
Market volatility and economic activity
We all knew that markets would be volatile this year, but I doubt that many thought that they would see something like the 26% single-day fall in the share price of Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
Don’t worry, be happy
January usually starts with a lot of ‘hopium’, that is, irrational optimism. Consumers come back from holiday, well rested and ready for the new year.
A wonderful new year, the rand, and the markets
You will probably hear a wide range of forecasts about the rand this year, from R14.00 to as high as R17.00.
Fortunately for us
At the end of 2021, we find ourselves at the tipping point in terms of global macroeconomics.
Interest rates in South Africa
Little over a week ago, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to increase interest rates by 0.25%, as we expected they would.
Inflation and reforms
And then, it finally happened… Inflation in the developed world erupted.
Load shedding, pills, and jobs
A few years back we set out to estimate the economic cost of load shedding in South Africa (SA). Because our focus was purely on the economic side, we excluded the social costs associated with load shedding, which would, of course, have inflated our findings.
Spending, taxes, and volatility
Democrats in the United States (US) will do what Democrats do, that is, spend more (mostly on the “not rich”) and tax more (mostly on the “rich”).