Markets

2 years ago | April 1, 2022

Global supply strains worsen

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in ...

Harare’s property repurposing renaissance

Taking stock Kudzanai Sharara The building close to the corner of Jason Moyo and Angwa Street used to house Nations ...

2 years ago | March 25, 2022

SA: Mr President, announce major policy reforms

This week President Cyril Ramaphosa again hosted an annual investment conference. It will be against the backdrop of a ...

2 years ago | March 18, 2022

Of market corrections and bear markets

Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock  On February 18, 2022 the Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges All Share Index reached an all-time ...

Pandemic and war creating a ‘non-normal’ market environment

Trying to gauge the state of the current global macro cycle has been a subject of much debate, resulting in different ...

2 years ago | March 11, 2022

Rand weaker after GDP data

South Africa’s rand maintained losses on Tuesday afternoon as concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict lingered, while ...

Race is top factor in world’s most unequal nation, report shows

Race plays the biggest role in driving inequality in South Africa, the world’s most unequal country where the richest 10 ...

Gold nears 19-month high

Gold held near a 19-month high following a ban on Russian oil imports, as mounting concerns over inflation and economic ...

2 years ago | March 4, 2022

Warren Buffett stocks ranked

Warren Buffett’s stock selections don’t look like how they used to. The Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) equity portfolio has ...

War shocks ripple across world’s busiest trade lanes

Importers from London to Warsaw will soon face higher shipping costs, longer delays and an obstacle course of sanctions ...

Investment bargains — when the market panics

Uncertainty creates volatile situations, and volatile situations create opportunities if you look in the right place. It ...

Forget Mr Market, focus on value investing

Kudzanai Sharara In his book “The Intelligent Investor,” Benjamin Graham created an imaginary investor named Mr Market. ...

2 years ago | February 25, 2022

DStv cracks down on password-sharing

Pay TV group MultiChoice has announced that from March 22, subscribers will only be allowed to stream DStv content on ...

Oil, gas supercycle may be on the way for Africa

Oil prices are up 70 percent over the last 12 months, with US$100 a barrel now within reach. That opens opportunities ...

Should monetary finance remain taboo?

The severe economic challenges posed by the global financial crisis, and more recently the pandemic, sparked a debate on ...

What to do in a market pullback

Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara After 22 days of consecutive stock market gains, the market took a breather on Tuesday and ...

2 years ago | February 18, 2022

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Africa

Africa’s urban transport sector needs to replace traditional internal combustion engines with electric vehicles and ...

Global policy chiefs confront hawkish market bets on inflation

Investors are betting on the fastest pace of interest-rate hikes since 2010 across the world’s biggest developed ...

What to do in a bull run

Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s (ZSE) market capitalisation reached $1,812 trillion on ...

2 years ago | February 11, 2022

Renewables peak in SA’s electricity supply

The maximum percentage contribution by renewable sources towards electricity supplied in South Africa occurred at 13:00 ...