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Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.30/$

June 21, 2019--TreasuryONE said earlier that President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening was, by general concensus, full of dreams but little in the way of detail.

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Source: FIN24


JSE manages to squeeze gains after muted session

June 21, 2019--In general, global equities slowed down after consecutive sessions of significant gains, with declines stretching from Asia through to Europe.

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Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.30/$

June 20, 2019--All eyes will now be on President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address later tonight.

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Source: FIN24


Rand, JSE firmer ahead of SONA

June 20, 2019--The JSE closed firmer on Thursday on the back of broad-based gains across most global equity markets.

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Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.53/$

June 19, 2019--The rand closed at R14.53/$ on Wednesday.

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Coping with Falling Oil Prices: The Different Fortunes of African Banks

June 17, 2019--Summary:
This paper studies the impact of declining oil prices on banks in sub-Saharan African oil-exporting countries. Results indicate that banks respond differently to an oil shock depending on their ownership: (i) domestic banks are the most adversely impacted and experience a deterioration in asset quality and liquidity;

(ii) foreign-owned banks are the most resilient as they are able to improve asset quality and attract deposits but at the same time, they decelerate credit growth; in contrast, (iii) Pan-African Banks help stabilize overall credit but large banks in that segment experience reduced asset quality. These differentiated results suggest a tradeoff between maintaining credit growth and safeguarding financial stability in an oil slump which could be addressed by both micro- and macroprudential policies.

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SA gold slump continues as annual production falls by 19.5%

June 13, 2019--June 13, 2019--SA loses African gold crown to Ghana
South Africa turns unlikely haven as gold's rally boosts stocks
Over 3 000 gold mine workers affected by Sibanye-Stillwater restructuring
Drop in demand for gold jewellery-survey
South Africa's embattled gold sector faced more bad news on Thursday. According to Stats SA, annual gold production shrank by 19.5% in April, its 19th straight monthly decrease.

Annual production fell by 18.3% in March and 21.1% in February.
According to Stats SA, annual iron ore production was down 11.9%, while chromium ore fell by 7.2%.
Total mining production decreased by 1.5% year-on-year.

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Source: FIN24


Markets WRAP: The rand closes at R14.76/$

June 14, 2019--The day's range was between R14.78 and R14.88.

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Source: FIN24


Africa: Magufuli Reveals 'Strange' Conditions Set By Investors for African Countries

June 13, 2019--Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli has lifted the lid on some of the strange conditions given to African leaders by investors while negotiating development projects. The no-nonsense leader spoke while addressing stakeholders in Dar es Salaam. He said that some of these conditions could only appeal to a "madman".

"Imagine someone telling you that I will build you a port but on a condition you will not be allowed to construct or develop any other port in the country for a specified period."

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Source: allafrica.com


Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.89/$

June 13, 2019--TreasuryONE said earlier that the rand had lost all of its gains and opened far weaker on Thursday morning while Peregrine Treasury Solutions's Bianca Botes said that US President Donald Trump was fuelling currency jitters yet again.

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Source: FIN24


Americas


April 25, 2025 Tradr Launches Leveraged ETFs on APP and QBTS
April 25, 2025 Exchange Traded Concepts to Close and Liquidate The Range Global LNG Ecosystem Index ETF (NYSE: LNGZ)
April 25, 2025 Roundhill Announces Name Change for Roundhill Small Cap 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (RDTE)
April 25, 2025 Financial Stability Report
April 25, 2025 Tidal ETF Trust files with the SEC-RPAR Risk Parity ETF and UPAR Ultra Risk Parity ETF

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Europe ETF News


April 24, 2025 ESMA assesses the risks posed by the use of leverage in the fund sector
April 23, 2025 Europe and Central Asia: Accelerate Growth through Entrepreneurship, Technology Adoption, and Innovation
April 23, 2025 ETF and ETP listings on 23 April 2025: new on Xetra and Boerse Frankfurt
April 17, 2025 ETF and ETP listings on 17 April 2025: new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
April 16, 2025 ETF and ETP listings on 16 April 2025: new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

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Asia ETF News


April 24, 2025 Asia Can Boost Economic Resilience Amid Surging Trade Tensions
April 24, 2025 Low-Cost ETFs and Long-Term Capital Funds Drive High-Dividend Strategies in A-Share Market
April 23, 2025 South Asia's Growth Prospects Dimming Amid Global Uncertainty
April 22, 2025 KB Asset Management to Launch KB RISE US Natural Gas Value Chain ETF Tracking the Solactive US Natural Gas Value Chain Index
April 11, 2025 Indxx Licenses India Digital Select 5 NTR Index & India Large-Cap Growth Select 5 NTR Index to KB Securities in Korea

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Global ETP News


April 24, 2025 Deloitte Releases 2025 Financial Services Industry Predictions Report
April 23, 2025 Rising Global Debt Requires Countries to Put their Fiscal House in Order
April 22, 2025 ETFGI reports record Q1 net inflows of US$463.51 billion into the global ETFs industry
April 22, 2025 The Global Economy Enters a New Era
April 22, 2025 IMF World Economic Outlook-A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts

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Middle East ETP News


April 23, 2025 Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Forecast to Moderately Accelerate in 2025 Amidst Uncertainty
April 10, 2025 GCC on track to see an uptick in local currency sukuk

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ESG and Of Interest News


April 22, 2025 Charted: Countries Accumulating the Most AI Patents
April 15, 2025 State of the Global Climate 2024
March 31, 2025 OECD urges strengthened co-operation to sustain trillion-dollar ocean economy
March 30, 2025 Africa: Fast Fashion Fuelling Global Waste Crisis, UN Chief Warns
March 26, 2025 'Renewables are renewing economies', UN chief tells top climate forum

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White Papers


April 22, 2025 Langham Hall -Trends in venture capital fund terms report
April 11, 2025 IMF Working Papers-Inflation Targeting and the Legacy of High Inflation
April 11, 2025 Navigating Trade-Offs between Price and Financial Stability in Times of High Inflation
April 11, 2025 IMF Working Papers-The Global Impact of AI: Mind the Gap
March 21, 2025 Could Digital Currencies Lead to the Disappearance of Cash from the Market?

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