Yen hits four-decade low in historic slide that’s rattled Japan
A milestone that will generate unease in Japan and put traders on high alert for authorities wading into the market.
Absa slides 8% on weaker trading update
Warns of margin pressure as African growth expectations weaken.
Venezuela quake toll hits 1 719, government sets up shelters
A total of 22 619 injured people are being treated in hospitals, field hospitals and triage points, and 15 866 people have lost their homes, Rodríguez said on state television.
Crypto’s institutional buyers retreat in double blow to bitcoin
The withdrawals come as Bitcoin heads for its worst monthly performance since June 2022.
Saps on high alert as anti-migrant marches begin
'The state is ready. Law enforcement is ready. South Africa is ready.'
July fuel prices: Petrol drops by R2, diesel by over R3
The DMPR has announced broad fuel price cuts from 1 July, with paraffin also seeing one of the biggest reductions.
Inflation expectations rise before South Africa rate decision
Complicating the central bank’s efforts to anchor expectations around its 3% target.
WhatsApp opens username reservations to 3bn users
Usernames mean people have more control over who can see their phone number, particularly when interacting with new contacts or joining a group conversation, said Alice Newton-Rex
JSE heads for worst quarter since 2024 as miners tumble
Mining stocks that powered South African equities to record highs are now driving the benchmark’s steepest quarterly decline in over two years.
Growing oil glut spurs Asian refiners to offer cargoes to the US
The oil market is in a state of flux, as the initial wave of acute tightness that followed the outbreak of the war gives way to a potential glut.