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JSE mildly firmer as momentum remains

February 6, 2020--The JSE closed mildly firmer on Thursday as markets remained buoyant following significant gains over the past two sessions.

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Source: FIN24


Rand may test sustained break above R15/$-analysts

February 3, 2020--A dent in global risk appetite caused by the coronavirus left the rand the worst performing currency against the dollar in January, notes Momentum Investments.

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Source: FIN24


Local stocks slide as global weakness persists

January 31, 2020--Pressure mounted on the JSE which saw it close weaker in tandem with trends in global markets which traded under pressure.

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Source: FIN24


African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa's economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

January 30, 2020--Africa's economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and is on course to pick up to 3.9 percent in 2020 and 4.1 percent in 2021, the African Development Bank's 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) revealed Thursday.
The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent's "big five"-Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa-whose joint growth was an average rate of 3.1 percent, compared with the average of 4.0 percent for the rest of the continent.

The Bank's flagship publication, published annually since 2003, provides headline numbers on Africa's economic performance and outlook.

For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth. Report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP

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view the African Economic Outlook 2020: Developing Africa's workforce for the future

Source: African Development Bank


Nigeria Records $4.7bn Impact Investment From 2015, Says Report

January 30, 2020--Nigeria recorded $4.7 billion inflow of impact investment from 2015 to date, the Impact Investors Foundation (IIF) said in a new report.

The report, which was contained in a study on "Impact Investing and Policy Landscape Analysis: Nigeria and Ghana," indicated that Nigeria's impact investment market of $4.7 billion was 3.9 times the size of Ghana's $1.2billion since 2015.

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Source: allafrica.com


Rand hits lowest level of the year

January 30, 2020--The Rand had a rocky showing against the dollar on Thursday, trading at R14.73 to the greenback by 17:30 on Thursday afternoon, its lowest point for the year so far.

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Source: FIN24


IMF Staff Country Report-South Africa: Selected Issues

January 30, 2020--THE GROWTH-INFLATION TRADEOFF OF MONETARY POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA1
The combination of low growth and stubbornly high inflation expectations for a protracted period has complicated monetary policy decisions. Staff analysis contributes to the ongoing growth-inflation tradeoff discussion in South Africa, concluding that there is limited growth tradeoff of monetary policy efforts to anchor inflation expectations at a lower level at present.

A. Introduction
Growth and Inflation
1. Economic growth declined in South Africa and started to undershoot its peers in the past decade, highlighting the role of unaddressed structural constraints. As discussed in Annex I, South Africa's macroeconomic performance appears to have witnessed an important inflection point between the 2000s and the 2010s, which broadly coincides with the global financial crisis in 2008-09. Real GDP growth (year on year) halved after the Global Financial Crisis, from 4.3 percent during 2000-07 to 2 percent during 2010-17 and eked out just 0.8 percent in 2018. Monetary and fiscal policies have lent significant growth support, but structural rigidities have kept business confidence low, depressing private investment and growth. Demand for credit has weakened, while banks have refrained from expanding loans, in the low growth environment.

view the IMF Staff Country Report-South Africa: Selected Issues

Source: IMF


Relief as JSE surges

January 29, 2020--The JSE has surged as global markets rebounded on the back of good corporate earnings releases from US and European stocks.

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Source: FIN24


JSE slips to erase initial gains

January 28, 2020--The JSE failed to hold on to earlier gains as it slipped in the Tuesday afternoon session to end the day weaker.

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Source: FIN24


Small breather for stocks

January 24, 2020--Local stocks edged higher on Friday in tandem with other global markets which rebounded as concerns over a deadly virus in China took lesser priority.

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Source: FIN24


Americas


June 30, 2025 Allspring Exchange-Traded Funds Trust files with the SEC
June 30, 2025 Northern Lights Fund Trust files with the SEC-Toews Agility Shares Hedged Equal Weight ETF and Toews Agility Shares Hedged-Qs ETF
June 30, 2025 Lazard Active ETF Trust files with the SEC-Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
June 30, 2025 WisdomTree Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree Japan Opportunities Fund
June 30, 2025 J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust files with the SEC-JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market ETF

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Europe ETF News


June 16, 2025 ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 12, 2025 Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 12, 2025 ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany
June 10, 2025 ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
June 06, 2025 Active ETF fever grips selectors-is the end in sight for mutual funds?

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Asia ETF News


June 25, 2025 QFIIs Gain Access to Onshore ETF Options As A-share Market Opening Deepens
June 18, 2025 Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches MIRAE ASSET TIGER CHINA GLOBAL LEADERS TOP3 PLUS ETF, Tracking Solactive-KEDI China Global Leaders TOP3Plus Index
June 13, 2025 Post-Adjustment ChiNext Index Attracts Global Assets with Low Valuation and High Growth Potential
June 13, 2025 Unlocking Consumption to Sustain Growth in China -World Bank Economic Update
June 13, 2025 US trading firm Virtu weighs foray into China market-making business

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Global ETP News


June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 
June 10, 2025 Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions
June 03, 2025 Trade Reckoning

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Middle East ETP News


June 19, 2025 GCC: Growth on the Rise, but Smart Spending Will Shape a Thriving Future
June 16, 2025 Saudi Exchange leads market losses across the GCC

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ESG and Of Interest News


June 18, 2025 Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist
June 17, 2025 Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
June 10, 2025 Global Carbon Pricing Mobilizes Over $100 Billion for Public Budgets
June 07, 2025 Accelerating Blue Finance: Instruments, Case Studies, and Pathways to Scale
June 03, 2025 The Longevity Dividend

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White Papers


May 30, 2025 IMF Working Paper-Interest Rate Sensitivity Scenarios to Guide Monetary Policy

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