Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg on 21/04/2026

SA business optimism wanes in March on Iran conflict

The decline 'was mainly the result of a more volatile and weaker rand exchange rate, lower share prices on the JSE, the lower global price of precious metals, and decreased volumes of merchandise imports.'

N Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg
Simon Brown on 21/04/2026

‘Buy the dip’ or ‘buy and hold’ in uncertain markets?

‘There are a lot of things you can do as a government to get your hands on people’s savings, but you can't force foreigners to buy your debt’ – Izak Odendaal, Old Mutual Wealth investment strategist.

S Simon Brown
Alex Longley and Grant Smith, Bloomberg on 21/04/2026

Oil prices don’t reflect scale of supply hit, analysts say

So far, the conflict has caused the loss of a billion barrels of supply, an amount that could grow to 1.5bn barrels if it continues, Trafigura Group’s Chief Economist Saad Rahim said.

A Alex Longley and Grant Smith, Bloomberg