One day, everything was fine. The next, silver was smashed nearly 30% in 24 hours, gold was down 10%, and roughly US$7 trillion had been wiped out of precious metals markets. The shock didn’t stop there. Share markets around the world sold off sharply, with many falling 3% to 5% in just one session. So, what happened?
Read More2025 was the year for large JSE stocks. The JSE All Share Index was up 36% – driven by goldies, PGMs, telecoms and tech. While the Small Cap Index managed just 14.7%. At first glance, small caps seem left behind. But that very gap – the underperformance relative to large caps – could be the setup for a significant rebound in 2026. Here’s why…
Read MoreImagine seeing shares of the company that builds rockets, runs global satellite internet and dreams about life on Mars listed on the stock market. That’s the possibility investors have been buzzing about. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space powerhouse, could go public as early as 2026. If it happens, this would be one of the most talked-about events in markets in years – and potentially the biggest IPO ever.
Read MoreYou’ve probably seen the headlines: the global economy is “recovering”, markets are climbing, and confidence is returning. But if you speak to ordinary households or small-business owners, you hear a very different story — pressure, rising costs, and a recovery that somehow never seems to reach them. This isn’t a contradiction. It’s a sign of the world we’re now living in: an economy that no longer rises and falls together, but instead splits into two very different paths – the K-shaped economy.
Read MoreThe world’s largest miner, BHP, has now tried twice to take over Anglo American – and both times, the motivation was the same… Not diamonds, not PGMs, not coal. Copper. The metal that sits behind everything from EVs and renewable energy to AI data centres and upgraded power grids.
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