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4 Jul 2025

TRUMP’S “BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL”

This week, attention in Washington has been fixed on United States (US) President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Tax Bill.”
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27 Jun 2025

THE TRUMP–POWELL CONFLICT

RENEWED TENSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETS
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20 Jun 2025

STRAIT OF UNCERTAINTY

ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT ROILS OIL PRICES, OPEC AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
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13 Jun 2025

US-CHINA TRADE FRAMEWORK: A FRAGILE TRUCE ON RARE EARTHS AND SEMICONDUCTORS

This week, global markets have been transfixed by the announcement of a new trade framework between the United States (US) and China. The agreement, struck after marathon negotiations in London, is now awaiting the final signatures of the respective countries’ presidents, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping. While it promises to ease the flow […]
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6 Jun 2025

INFLATION TARGETING IN SOUTH AFRICA: CHARTING A NEW PATH

The conversation around South Africa’s inflation target has taken on new urgency in recent months, as policymakers and market participants debate whether the country’s current approach is fit for purpose. With a headline inflation target range of 3% to 6% in place since 2000, South Africa now stands out among its peers for maintaining a […]
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30 May 2025

US TRADE COURT’S RULING ENDS UP MUDDYING THE WATERS

On Wednesday, a landmark decision by the United States (US) Court of International Trade upended President Donald Trump’s global tariff policy
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23 May 2025

SOUTH AFRICA’S US MISSION

This week, South Africa’s high-profile diplomatic mission to the United States (US) delivered more drama than results.
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16 May 2025

THE LIFTING OF THE US AI CHIP EXPORT BAN

This week, the United States (US) government announced the end of the Biden-era ban on exporting advanced artificial intelligence
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9 May 2025

Reindustrialising America

“Bringing jobs back to America” was a major tag line throughout United States (US) President, Donald Trump’s campaign and continued at the start of his second term. The push to revitalise US manufacturing – particularly in foundational sectors like steel production – has gained momentum as policymakers emphasise economic resilience, job creation, and reduced reliance […]
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25 Apr 2025

TRUMP’S FED-HUNT: WHY UNDERMINING CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE COULD SPARK ECONOMIC CHAOS

If there’s one thing United States (US) President, Donald Trump, has mastered, it’s keeping the world guessing. His X feed, together with posts on his social media platform, Truth, in conjunction with press conferences have become must-watch events for anyone with a stake in the global economy. But it is his ongoing campaign against US […]
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11 Apr 2025

TRUMP’S RECIPROCAL TARIFF SAGA

We were hoping that after the turmoil caused in markets across the globe, following the 2 April implementation of tariffs

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