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Tag: SA Economy
Economic Thoughts: Central banks gearing up
The moment to get hawkish never materialised globally. Instead, the doves have seemingly right of way. The Fed may have […]
Economic Thoughts: Birth Pangs 2016
The year wasn’t supposed to start like this. One darn thing after another. Not so much crisis stations as having […]
Economic Thoughts: Challenging 2016 Risks
For a while it looked as if the Fed was going to be our main 2016 risk (and Zuma our […]
Economic Thoughts: The contrarian windfall Funk
I don’t know about you, but I am getting ready for my next fix. Prof De Kiewiet after decades of […]
Economic Thoughts: Warren Buffett Upside Down
Warren Buffett is known for many sayings, having a worldwide following as the world’s most successful serial investor. One pays […]
Economic Thoughts: Thinking about the Rand
What is top of mind when thinking about Rand prospects, near term and far? It isn’t all daily randomness. There […]
Economic Thoughts: The main 2016 surprise?
So what is the most likely major 2016 bet turning out different? It is probably not the deepening SA drought […]
Economic Thoughts: An Interesting Year
It was an interesting year. Many also say it was a horrible year, and it certainly was for some, indeed […]
Economic Thoughts: Super Salesman Pravin Gordhan
There are genuine rewards & recognitions, and then there are hospital passes. What happened to Pravin Gordhan last Sunday was […]