Robert Brand

Journalist, Bloomberg News, Cape Town.
//Views expressed are my own, not those of my employer.//

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@EdVanDerWalt He surfaces! Good luck with your explorations - hope to catch up when I'm in London next.

[Khuleko C Siwele @Khuli_CS]

“The election uncertainty has been weighing on South Africa so an outcome that rules out a populist government would be received well by the market,” said Kaan Nazli of Neuberger Berman https://t.co/Qzki44qQzR

[Khuleko C Siwele @Khuli_CS]

Of the 26 Investors surveyed most say they prefer South Africa over investing in Egypt or Nigeria, Africa’s two other powerhouses https://t.co/Qzki44ropp

[Khuleko C Siwele @Khuli_CS]

Investors were quick to point out that any rally will be short-lived unless the new government makes some dramatic reforms https://t.co/Qzki44qQzR

[Khuleko C Siwele @Khuli_CS]

The majority of money managers say they will likely increase exposure if the election results in a coalition between the ANC and DA via @ColleenGoko
https://t.co/Qzki44ropp

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

African nations say they won't forego oil and gas development to save the planet when wealthier countries aren't meeting pledges to help them adapt https://t.co/oxFyHlnKoY via @business

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

“It is a case of the damage being done and too late to reverse” https://t.co/rKITZEylMu via @markets

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

South African borrowing costs will only be lowered when inflation’s retreat is sustained, the central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says https://t.co/kzEdnbc2gE via @markets

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

Nice scoop by colleague @LoniPrinsloo1; Telkom shares fall 20%. MTN walks away from talks to buy Telkom in a deal that would have created South Africa’s largest mobile phone operator https://t.co/Jh2GnrZXag via @technology

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@wildebees @BoknRoll @rugby_ap I disagree. He's not comfortable under the high ball, which is fullback 101. Go watch Arendse - rock solid on defense and under the high ball, and "reads space" like Cheslin Kolbe.

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@BoknRoll @rugby_ap And BTW if you need cover for hooker then pick another hooker. But I'm sure between you and Malcolm you can handle things.

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

The US is reportedly considering a ban on Russian aluminum.

Russia is the world’s second-largest producer of aluminium after China. Russian supplies account for 10% of total US aluminium imports. - ING

Would be an opportunity for South Africa if our rail and ports worked.

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@Modubatse But what is your dividend yield?

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@EdVanDerWalt You have time to read? I'll have to speak to your bosses.

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

Nigeria will be seeking to extend the tenors of its outstanding debts and not necessarily “restructure” its obligations, the country's finance minister said https://t.co/2VOf03Fq82 via @markets

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

@MaxduPreez No, because Lazarus actually came back from the dead.

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

South Africa’s ports and freight-rail operator raises its wage offer to employees to end a week-long strike that’s hobbling commodity exports https://t.co/dPo2N7Jjc5 via @bpolitics

[Robert Brand @robbrand]

Governments should keep trimming the budget deficits they ran up in the pandemic, even as they seek to help households hit by soaring energy and food prices, the IMF said https://t.co/8LbxCOJogg via @business