Archive for June, 2009

The legendary entrepreneur, describes another busy… »

Dr. Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB, talks about the latest raft of data from the local… »

SA Stks Rev:JSE down as strong rand hits resources

Johannesburg, Jun 30 (I-Net Bridge) The JSE closed 300 points lower on Tuesday, led by a stronger rand which put pressure on resources and with the local index taking a lead from a weaker Dow, according to… »

June 30 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell, limiting the biggest quarterly advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 1998, after consumer confidence unexpectedly slid and delinquencies on the least risky mortgages more than doubled…. »

The strength of the local currency is expected to remain strong over the short-term, according to leading analysts, however opinion divides over its longer-term… »

South Africa recorded a surprise trade surplus of 2.020 billion rand for its trade with non-Southern African Customs Union trading partners in May after the 1.456 billion rand deficit of April, according to Customs & Excise figures released on… »

Coal producer Wescoal Holdings (WSL) on Tuesday reported a 47.1% rise in headline earnings 17.9 million rand for the year ended March.
This translated into fully diluted headline earnings per share of 14.3 cents versus 11.5 cents last year…. »

The FNB/BER consumer confidence index (CCI) rose by 3 index points from +1 during Q1 2009 to +4 during Q2 2009, it was announced on Tuesday.
In the most recent survey, significantly more consumers expect the economic performance to be better in 12 months’ time compared with the previous survey…. »

Johannesburg, Jun 30 (I-Net Bridge) – South Africa’s May monetary aggregates have certainly surprised by dipping well below expectations and according to one commentator, highlight the risks and challenges of… »

South Africa coach delivers bizarre defence of Burger’s actions in Lions Test match

By Chris Hewett in… »