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When stock markets break: South Korea’s market warning every investor should have seen
Recently, South Korea’s stock market did something that almost never happens. The KOSPI (South Korea’s equivalent of the S&P 500) plunged nearly 13% in a single session, triggering an emergency circuit breaker for the second consecutive day. At its lowest point during that session, the index had fallen 44% from the all-time high it had set just one month earlier.
Billions of dollars erased. In a month. From a market that had been one of the hottest on earth. You might be wondering why you should care about South Korean stocks. Here’s why…
“Demand Destruction” vs “Demand Deferral”: Why it matters more in small caps than anywhere else
Every JSE small-cap investor has experienced this. A company you own reports disappointing results. Revenue falls. Earnings miss expectations. The share price drops 30% in a day. Before asking whether you should sell, ask a different question: Is this demand destruction or demand deferral?
Special Economic Zone (SEZ): The quiet policy shift that could create South Africa’s next industrial boom
South Africa hasn’t just been losing factories. It’s been losing the industries that create skilled jobs, exports and long-term economic growth. For investors, that’s mattered too. A shrinking manufacturing sector has meant fewer quality industrial businesses coming to market, weaker earnings growth across large parts of the JSE and fewer opportunities to invest in companies benefiting from a growing economy.
The biggest tech companies in the world are raising cash – Should you be worried?
When a company raises cash by issuing new shares, it’s usually treated as bad news. Dilution. Desperation. A signal that something is wrong. But what if the largest, most profitable tech companies in the world are all doing it at the same time, and the reason isn’t weakness, but the opposite?
How to stock pick in South Africa’s Two-Speed Economy
Recently, Stats SA delivered a number that made for a good headline: South Africa’s GDP grew 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026 – ahead of the 0.3% economists expected, and the sixth consecutive quarter of growth.
Zero-Tariff policy for South Africa!?
South Africa recently received one of the most significant trade gifts in its post-apartheid history.
China, the country’s largest trading partner by a wide margin, has implemented a zero-tariff policy covering 100% of tariff lines for South African exports. Agricultural goods, processed products, beneficiated minerals and manufactured items can now enter the world’s second-largest consumer market without paying a cent in import duties.
Why AI company, Broadcom crashed 14%…
After markets closed, Broadcom – the seventh-largest company in the world by market cap – posted what it described as “record revenue, record operating profit, and record free cash flow.” And then its stock fell 14%. That reaction says more about investor psychology in the current AI market than it does about Broadcom’s business. Understanding the gap between those two things is one of the most important skills an investor can develop right now.
The Hidden Forces Behind Markets: How Institutional Money Actually Moves Markets
While retail traders make up part of the markets, the biggest moves are often driven by institutions. Pension funds, hedge funds, asset managers, insurers and investment funds control billions of dollars and can hold positions that are larger than the daily trading volume of some companies.
Skin in the Game: What director shareholding really signals on the JSE, and how to read it…
When a JSE small-cap CEO buys shares in the open market with their own money, they’re telling you something no analyst report can. Here’s how to find it, how to read it, and why it’s one of the most reliable signals available to a private investor.
El Niño: The weather event that could reshape your food bill, portfolio, and Southern Africa’s future
In 1877, the rains never came. Across huge swaths of the world – southern Africa, India, China, Brazil – crops failed. Rivers dried up. Food shortfalls spiralled into one of the deadliest catastrophes in modern history. Historians estimate that tens of millions perished as harvests collapsed on multiple continents simultaneously.
Most people today have never heard of it.
But scientists now believe the same type of event – a Super El Niño – may be forming again. And the latest data suggests this one could be historically stronger than anything since that 1877 event.
The Hidden Forces Behind Markets: Why Liquidity Matters More Than Valuation
Most people think markets move because of value. A company looks cheap, buyers rush in. A company looks expensive, sellers take profits. Simple. Except that’s not how markets actually behave day to day.
If valuation alone controlled markets, “cheap” shares would immediately bounce, “expensive” shares would immediately fall, and traders everywhere would make easy money. But we all know that’s not reality.
Sometimes a stock looks ridiculously cheap and keeps collapsing. Sometimes a stock looks wildly overpriced and keeps flying higher.
Why?
Because in the short term, markets are not driven by value. They are driven by liquidity.
Nvidia’s results confirmed a much bigger story for AI
Nvidia quarterly results were exceptional. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 surged 85% year-on-year to $81.6 billion, comfortably ahead of market expectations. Adjusted earnings per share also beat forecasts, while Data Centre revenue, the core engine of the AI boom, climbed 92% to $75.2 billion.
The $67 billion power grab signals the next BIG opportunity in AI investing
A new record was created on Wall Street last week. Not by a technology company, chipmaker or an AI startup. Instead, it came from the power industry.
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