by dev@dotnews.co.za | Feb 5, 2026 | Market Update, Saving & Investing
January offered investors an early stress test for 2026. A rapid succession of geopolitical shocks, policy surprises, and market reversals left portfolios swinging sharply between risk-on and risk-off. Far from an anomaly, this turbulent start may well be a preview of...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Nov 12, 2025 | Market Update
Gold broke through the psychologically significant $4 000-per-ounce barrier, surging over 25% and trading above $4 300 in late October. This rally represents a fundamental shift in how global investors view wealth preservation in an increasingly uncertain world. The...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Sep 8, 2025 | Market Update
When President Trump’s 30% tariffs on South African goods took effect on 1 August, many analysts braced for a market meltdown. Instead, the JSE All-Share Index hardly moved on the day and went on to climb from around 98 500 to 101 859 at the time of writing – a...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | May 14, 2025 | Market Update
April was characterised by intense market upheaval as President Trump set what UBS economist Paul Donovan describes as an erratic “threaten-retreat-threaten-retreat” cycle in motion. Trump’s reversal of previous extreme policy decisions highlighted that economic...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Mar 6, 2025 | Market Update
Europe and South Africa have turned the tables on the US stock market, outperforming them in February and year-to-date due to signs of a slowing US economy, trade policy uncertainty and a rotation out of tech stocks. Trump-related investor optimism has dissipated,...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Nov 28, 2024 | Market Update
While initial enthusiasm surrounding Trump’s likely market-friendly economic policies drove the S&P 500 index above 6,000 points for the first time, investors are now carefully weighing the opportunities and risks ahead. South Africa’s JSE All Share Index fell...
