Markets

2 years ago | February 11, 2022

Monetary policy and the stock market

Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock One of the roles of the Reserve Bank of  Zimbabwe (RBZ) is to help the Zimbabwe economy ...

Credit costs soar amid ultra-cheap cash

Borrowing costs are soaring across global credit markets as investors prepare for the end of an era of loose monetary ...

ZSE rally in uncharted waters

Business Writer The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is now trading in uncharted waters after its market capitalisation ...

The new rules of succession planning

Choosing the right CEO is among the top priorities for board directors. It may also be their most important ...

2 years ago | January 28, 2022

Trends to watch in wine sector

As in any other industry, the wine business has been having its fair share of massive changes and consumer preferences ...

Teens need more sleep

Why teens need more sleep, and how we can help them get it. We already know this pandemic has been horrendous for teens ...

Fed tightening no longer spells doom in today’s emerging markets

Inflation hawks are about to get what they want from the Federal Reserve — which means emerging markets are about to get ...

2 years ago | January 21, 2022

Business schools grapple with how to teach ESG

During the first year of their MBA at the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in South ...

Safe assets become investors’ biggest risk

Markets are weird right now. The value of risk-free assets has gone all out of whack, and if that doesn’t seem scary, ...

Stock Market Weekly Review

Enacy Mapakame A bullish sentiment continued to prevail on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange with gains led by the market’s ...

Wall Street’s ‘model portfolio’ boom slammed

A booming US$4,9 trillion branch of the US asset management industry is funneling investor cash into funds that are ...

2 years ago | January 14, 2022

Emerging economies outlook uncertain

For most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the United States given the unsteady ...

Climate inaction most critical threat globally

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report for 2022, released on Tuesday, states that failure to act on climate ...

Singapore’s crypto embrace leaves top mogul in the cold

Binance Holdings Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao was putting on a brave face. An affiliate of the world’s largest ...

Of investor education, online trading platform

Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara Word on the need to invest in the capital markets is still to reach the targeted audience, ...

Bears u-turn on emerging currencies

Currency watchers are reining in bearish emerging-market calls, betting that the asset class is now in a better position ...

Stock Market Weekly Review

Enacy Mapakame The equities market maintained the growth momentum for the second consecutive week of the year on the ...

2 years ago | January 7, 2022

Retail investor frenzy likely to continue

Although positive stock market returns are not guaranteed, the phenomenal gains recorded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange ...

Is this the beginning of JSE deleveraging?

An analysis of the JSE shows a drop in liabilities and interest-bearing loans on the balance sheets of listed companies. ...

Stock Market Weekly Review

The equities market maintained a growth trajectory during the first week of the year, which also saw a new listing – ...