All eyes on 23 September. The SARB held at 7.00% in July — but the MPC split 4–2, with two members voting to hike. With inflation tracking near 4.4%, that vote count matters more than the decision itself. #SARB#InterestRates#Inflation#EconomicOutlook#SouthAfrica
The JSE All Share is holding around 116,700 — miners doing the heavy lifting while Naspers and Prosus drag on Tencent's coattails.Precious metals are steering the JSE, banks are steering domestic shares, and offshore tech is steering the rest.#JSE#Markets#Investing#SouthAfrica
The JSE All Share sits near 115 000 after a choppy start to September. Index levels make headlines; time in the market makes returns. Volatility is the toll you pay for long-term growth — not a reason to exit the road.
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The JSE All Share opened at 117,748 and slipped to 116,712 by midday — a reminder that even strong-running markets breathe. Daily noise is not a strategy signal. Stay invested, stay diversified. #JSE#Markets#Investing#WealthManagement
SA CPI cooled to 4.3% in July, down from 5.0% in June. Fuel inflation eased sharply (20.6% vs 34.3%) and food stayed soft.
Welcome relief — but still above the SARB's 3% target aim, so don't bank on cuts just yet. #Inflation#SARB#EconomicOutlook#InterestRates#SouthAfrica
July CPI came in at 4.3%, down from 5.0% in June — the first cooling in five months. Food inflation at 0.9% is the lowest in over 16 years, and fuel dropped sharply. Real returns just got a little easier to earn. #Inflation#SARB#EconomicOutlook#SouthAfrica
The JSE All Share is holding above 111,000 — a reminder that broad SA equity exposure has quietly done its job while headlines focused elsewhere. Time in the market, not timing it. #JSE#Investing#Markets#WealthManagement
The rand is sitting near a 5-month high, holding close to R16/$ as gold rallies and foreign investors poured R23.1bn into SA government bonds in the first week of August. Strong flows, but weak mining production is a reminder the underlying economy still lags. #JSE#Markets#ZAR
The rand is at ~R16.14/$, up 7.9% over 12 months. Feels good — but a stronger rand quietly trims your offshore returns in ZAR terms. That's not a reason to abandon global exposure. It's a reason to rebalance deliberately, not emotionally.
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Gold is doing the heavy lifting again. The rand firmed to ~R16.34/$ on Friday as bullion posted its best week since January, with miners keeping the JSE Top-40 supported. Commodity-linked strength is welcome — just remember it cuts both ways. #JSE#Markets#ZAR#SouthAfrica
The rand went from 16.98 in late July to around 16.33 this week. Roughly 4% in a fortnight. That's exactly why we don't time currency. Offshore allocation should be a structural decision tied to your goals, not a reaction to last week's chart. #ZAR#PortfolioManagement