Markets & Economy

The South African rand fell sharply in early trade on Friday, sliding approximately 1% against the dollar to R16.64, as a combination of surging oil prices, a strengthening greenback, and…

Advanced Micro Devices delivered first-quarter results on May 5, 2026, that did more than beat a consensus estimate. They repositioned the company in the minds of institutional investors, triggered a…

The Bank of Japan held its benchmark policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday but delivered a sharp set of forecast revisions that signal the central bank is walking an…

The South African rand strengthened and global oil prices pulled back on Friday after confirmation that direct U.S.-Iran peace negotiations would resume in Pakistan, the clearest diplomatic signal in weeks…

The fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran disintegrated over the weekend, triggering a sharp repricing across global energy and equity markets. Oil surged, stocks retreated, and the…

The International Monetary Fund has delivered one of its most consequential growth downgrades in recent years, slashing its global and country-level forecasts in a World Economic Outlook published on 14…

The United States inflation rate accelerated sharply in March, reaching its highest level in nearly two years and delivering a stark reminder that the Federal Reserve's path to rate cuts…

A fragile but consequential ceasefire between the United States and Iran detonated one of the most dramatic single-session market reversals of 2026, sending oil prices into freefall and igniting a…

The U.S. labor market delivered its strongest monthly result in over a year in March, adding 178,000 nonfarm payrolls and holding the unemployment rate at 4.3%, according to data released…

The United States closed the first quarter of 2026 under the weight of two convergent data points that together signal a meaningful shift in the country's economic trajectory. On 27…