As sky-high interest rates remain the hot topic of late, with the U.S. Federal Reserve recently electing to increase its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, it is that…

Its earnings season again, as things kick off this Friday with JP Morgan, Citi Bank, Wells Fargo and Blackrock, which is expected to deliver a couple of upsets. On the local…

With the latest U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) data report released on Good Friday, the 7th of April 2023, market participants saw the U.S. economy create 236,000 jobs in March, the…

Following the sale of Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-largest bank, the debate about the financial system and Switzerland's banking system continues. As you know, Credit Suisse was acquired by its big…

NFP came in parallel to expectations at 236k for March (Feb:326k), which could be deemed as the goldilocks outcome as the market could have feared a recession should there be…

Gold price recently hit a 3-month high, and the U.S. bankruptcy filings was only the latest trigger. Indeed, the upward trend in the gold price has been ongoing for some…

Higher rates for longer is the hot topic of conversation amongst South Africans. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), shocked market participants with a higher-than-expected 50-basis…