Vassilis Karamanis, Bloomberg on 17/08/2026

Dollar extends slide

As traders scale back Fed tightening bets.

V Vassilis Karamanis, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 17/08/2026

How do you lose 47% of a country’s water?

SA sends Africa the bill for migrant repatriations. Absa takes financial literacy to TikTok. And eThekwini emerges as SA’s employment powerhouse.

J Jeremy Maggs
Arsalan Shahla, Magdalena Del Valle and Alisa Odenheimer, Bloomberg on 17/08/2026

Israel strikes Lebanon as US prepares fresh Iran sanctions

Middle Eastern producers continue to shuttle large volumes of crude out of the Persian Gulf, helping contain global prices and inflation concerns.

A Arsalan Shahla, Magdalena Del Valle and Alisa Odenheimer, Bloomberg