After numerous calls from all corners of SA, SARB finally gave in and cut rates by 0.25%. It’s small. But at least it will provide some relief. It should also give the economy a small boost. Ultimately, I think SARB could’ve cut rates even more. But there are reasons for SARB’s cautious approach…
Read MorePresident Trump’s tariff trade war has gone through twist and turns over the past week. It started on Wednesday when the US Court of International Trade declared all the tariffs unilaterally imposed using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) must be voided immediately.
Read MoreJapan’s bond market is in free fall… Prices for the once-stable 30-year Japanese government bond have plunged 20%. And yields (which move in the opposite direction to prices) on 20-year and 30-year JGBs (Japanese Government Bonds) are nearing all-time highs as a result. Crashing bond prices (and soaring yields) like this aren’t normal, as it signals something has gone terribly wrong. So, what is going on? And what does it mean for you as an investor?
Read MoreOn Friday last week, Moody’s stripped the US government of its AAA credit rating. The credit rating agency said the downgrade “reflects the increase over more than a decade in government debt and interest payment ratios to levels that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns.”
Read MoreBlockchain has been around since the birth of Bitcoin. But its unprecedented growth only took hold in the late 2010s, when cryptos started receiving mainstream attention. Meanwhile, AI has been making waves in the tech industry for decades. But it’s only been recently that AI has exploded in popularity as it has become more accessible. But as both technologies evolved over the past three years, we have seen huge progress toward the concept of Decentralised AI.
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