Markets

  • 8 July 2024

Euro zone investor morale drops, breaking streak of gains in “setback”

An illustration showing Euros FRANKFURT – Investor morale in the eurozone broke an eight-month streak of improvements with a bigger-than-expected decline in July, a survey showed on Monday, describing the…
  • 5 July 2024

World stocks at record high, UK Labour landslide and US payrolls hog spotlight

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013.REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth//File Photo By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON – World equity markets touched fresh record…
  • 4 July 2024

Brent crude trades above $87, sets highest levels since April

FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo By Nia Williams Oil…
  • 26 June 2024

South African rand edges lower as cabinet announcement nears

FILE PHOTO: A street money changer counts South African Rands in Harare, Zimbabwe, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo JOHANNESBURG – The South African rand edged lower on Wednesday, as an…
  • 1 April 2024

China’s March factory activity expands for first time in six months

factory workers SHENZHEN, China – China’s manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March, an official factory survey showed on Sunday, offering relief to policymakers even…
  • 25 March 2024

Oil rises as heightened geopolitical risks exacerbate supply concerns

Brent crude futures had climbed 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $85.67 a barrel. Picture: Reuters By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO – Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday on…
  • 25 March 2024

South African rand edges higher ahead of rate decision

FILE PHOTO: South African Rand coins are seen in this photo illustration taken September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings JOHANNESBURG – The South African rand edged higher at the start of…
  • 19 March 2024

Oil slips as Russia lifts supplies, jet fuel demand stirs caution

An oil pump is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo SINGAPORE – Oil prices dipped on Tuesday due in part to the prospect of rising…
  • 8 December 2023

STATUS CAPITAL MEMBERS SHOCKER: Call for Van Niekerk Reinstatement

Dave Van Niekerk By Lwazi DlaminiIn a sudden twist of events, over 100 of the 150 members of the beleaguered Status Capital Building Society have now signed a petition, passing…
  • 26 September 2023

US yields march higher, Asia stocks sag amid Fed angst

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/file photo By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S.…