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The second-round inflation effects are coming – here’s what it means for your portfolio…
South Africa’s inflation rate was 3% in February 2026. A 21-year low. The SARB was projecting rate cuts. The economy was, by any reasonable measure, in the best monetary policy position it had been in for two decades.
Digital Sovereignty: The investment theme hidden inside the trade war
What digital sovereignty means and why it matters to investors
Digital sovereignty sounds like a policy term. In practice, it’s a procurement decision made by governments, repeated at scale, across dozens of countries simultaneously.
It means…
The Hidden Forces Behind Markets: Why Volatility Suddenly Explodes
Over the last three weeks, we’ve explored some of the hidden forces that drive markets.
We started by learning that prices don’t move simply because a stock is cheap or expensive. They move because of liquidity. When there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall.
We then looked at how institutional money influences markets. Large funds can spend weeks or even months building or reducing positions, creating sustained buying or selling pressure that often drives long-term trends.
Last week, we explored why gaps happen overnight. New information changes what investors are willing to pay for a share, and the opening auction process helps establish a new equilibrium price before the market opens.
But what happens when the market can’t easily agree on that new equilibrium price?
What happens when thousands of investors suddenly realise they are positioned for the wrong outcome?
That’s when volatility explodes.
AI’s Hidden Thirst: The Next Resource Crisis Is Already Here
When most people think about artificial intelligence, they imagine it as software floating invisibly in the cloud — clean, frictionless, and intangible. But behind every AI-generated image, voice assistant reply, or ChatGPT response lies a very real and growing infrastructure problem — one that could trigger the next global resource crunch.
What is “valuation” – and why does it matter to investors?
You’ll often hear me say a stock is overvalued or undervalued in Red Hot Penny Shares. Or I might say something like: “The valuation of this stock is R10 – but it’s trading at R5.” So, what exactly is valuation? How is it calculated? And most importantly… what should you actually do with that figure?
Don’t even think about buying this JSE-listed small cap!
Not all small caps are hidden gems. Some might deliver explosive upside. But others? They’re ticking time bombs – weighed down by weak balance sheets, shrinking demand, or fading business models. Here’s one JSE-listed small cap you might want to think twice about before buying.
What Really Moves the Market? Understanding Price Action Beneath the Surface
Most people think they understand the stock market. If more people want to buy a share, the price goes up. If more people want to sell it, the price goes down. That’s just supply and demand, right? Yes, but that’s only part of the story. The real engine room of the market is far more complex. If you’ve ever stared at a volatile price chart and wondered how that price is being set moment to moment, you’re not alone. To truly grasp what moves markets, we need to go beyond economics and dive into the mechanics of price action behind the scenes.
Why the Fed Won’t Boost Stocks – But This Just Might
The real driver of U.S. markets right now isn’t interest rates. It’s earnings. And especially, AI. Here’s what you need to know – and what to do next. You’ve probably heard: the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) just held interest rates steady for the seventh straight month. That’s despite the South African Reserve Bank moving in the opposite direction with another rate cut. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made it clear that rate cuts in the U.S. aren’t coming anytime soon – especially with ongoing tariff uncertainties from the White House muddying the inflation outlook.
Is South Africa’s logistics crisis finally turning a corner?
It’s no secret that SA logistics infrastructure has been a major problem for our economy. From rail to ports, the system meant to keep goods moving has become one of the biggest handbrakes on growth. Transnet has been a nightmare for so many companies. Years of mismanagement, underinvestment, and corruption have turned what should be a national asset into a national liability.
Trading Robots – big money or big risk?
Trading robots are everywhere these days. In crypto markets, in forex, in stock trading platforms. They promise speed, discipline, and round-the-clock execution. But what are they really? Are they as useful as they seem? And how do you actually use one without getting burned?
A Growing Trend in the AI Arms Race
You may not have heard of Windsurf — but back in May, this little-known AI coding startup briefly stole the spotlight. Windsurf had built an AI software engineering model called SWE-1. The startup was making serious waves, with over $80 million in annual recurring revenue, more than a million users, and even a $3 billion acquisition offer from OpenAI.
The next Industrial Profit Revolution is coming – and it’ll be led by Robots!
In buzzing warehouses and cutting-edge labs, robots once seen only in science fiction are now working side by side with humans.
Industry leaders describe this moment as a “new industrial age” powered by AI-driven robots, a transformation on par with past revolutions.
Crypto Week – Stay Away or Stay Ahead?
The rise of crypto over the last decade has been nothing short of wild. Just to put it in perspective: in June 2015, Bitcoin closed at $263. Fast forward ten years to June 2025, and it was sitting at $107,000. That’s a 40,000% increase, and the momentum isn’t slowing down. If anything, it’s speeding up.
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