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JSE closes weaker as resources struggle

January 9, 2020--Miners have surged over the past couple of sessions on the back of firmer metal commodity prices, which have risen on the back of the tensions between the USA and Iraq.

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Source: FIN24


Rand rally cut short on US assassination of top Iranian general

January 3, 2020--The rand weakened by as much as 2% on Friday morning in the wake of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani by the US military.

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Source: FIN24


Africa Exchanges Lobby Group Plans to Link Seven Bourses by 2021

December 30, 2019--Tie-up aims to boost trading in securities on the continent
IFC studying potential for privatizations through listings.

The African Securities Exchanges Association has started a project that will link seven bourses on the continent by the first quarter of 2021 as part of efforts to increase trading in securities.

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Source: Bloomberg.com


Kenyan shares beat the JSE by a massive margin over the past decade

December 29, 2019--Nairobi's benchmark gauge climbed 74% since the decade opened, with the JSE up just short of 9% in dollar terms.

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Source: FIN24


Rand strength seems 'somewhat divorced' from actual SA sentiment-economist

December 28, 2019--The current strength of the rand appears to be "somewhat divorced" from actual sentiment around the SA economy, an emerging markets economist tells Fin24.

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Source: FIN24


Nigeria Economic Update: Accelerating Economic Expansion, Creating New Job Opportunities

December 19, 2019 – Nigeria could enable millions of citizens to escape poverty over the next decade through enacting bold reforms designed to boost economic productivity, according to the latest economic analysis.

The Nigeria Economic Update, Jumpstarting Inclusive Growth: Unlocking the Productive Potential of Nigeria's People and Resource Endowments, says the country's productivity-how successfully the economy transforms land, labor, capital and other inputs into goods and services-is low compared to peer countries, hindering economic growth, job creation, and living standards.

Without robust productivity growth, the report warns that living standards will continue to deteriorate, and the number of people living in poverty will continue to rise, increasing by more than 30 million by 2030.

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view the World Bank Nigeria Economic Update, Jumpstarting Inclusive Growth: Unlocking the Productive Potential of Nigeria's People and Resource Endowments

Source: World Bank


JSE holds on to gains

December 12, 2019--After having opened and trading mostly firmer in the morning session on Thursday, the local bourse relinquished most of its gains despite eventually closing firmer on the day.

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Source: FIN24


JSE firmer as inflation slows for a consecutive month

December 11, 2019-The local bourse edged higher on Wednesday on the back of modest gains across all the major indices.

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Source: FIN24


Local bourse struggles for direction

December 9, 2019--The JSE struggled for direction on Monday before eventually closing mildly softer after a muted session.

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Source: FIN24


Nigeria: Moody's Changes Nigeria's Ratings From Stable to Negative

December 5, 2019--Moody's Investors Service, one of the global credit rating agencies, wednesday changed its outlook on Nigeria's ratings to negative from stable.

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Source: allafrica.com


Americas


September 17, 2025 Innovator ETFs Trust files with the SEC-Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF-2 Yr to October 2027
September 17, 2025 Innovator ETFs Trust files with the SEC-Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - October
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September 17, 2025 Global X Funds files with the SEC-Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF
September 17, 2025 Nushares ETF Trust files with the SEC-Nuveen Securitized Income ETF

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Europe ETF News


September 16, 2025 Cboe Europe Derivatives to Launch FLEX Options in Europe, Expanding Risk Management Toolkit for European Investors
September 04, 2025 Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices
September 03, 2025 The T+1 Thursday conundrum pushing instantaneous settlement on traders
September 01, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
August 29, 2025 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals

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Asia ETF News


September 16, 2025 Korean Retail Investors Maintain Strong Appetite for Overseas-Listed ETFs in August
September 08, 2025 Samsung Securities Launches Two ETNs Tracking Solactive China Mobility Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index and AI Tech Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index in First Collaboration with Solactive
September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator

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Global ETP News


September 04, 2025 Infographic-G20 Inflation Tracker: July
September 04, 2025 How Stablecoins and Other Financial Innovations May Reshape the Global Economy
September 04, 2025 Finance Changed, Risks Didn't
September 03, 2025 Ondo Brings Over 100 Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs Onchain, Starting on Ethereum
August 27, 2025 FBS Analysis Highlights How Political Shifts Are Redefining the Next Altcoin Rally

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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 01, 2025 Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech

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ESG and Of Interest News


September 09, 2025 Stablecoins, Tokens, and Global Dominance
August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

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