Archive for September 16th, 2009

Lindsay Williams with the I-Net Bridge numbers, including JSE closing indices, latest currencies and commodities, plus the overseas equity… »

The bull is running. It doesn’t stop, it’s relentless. A top local player tells us why, and it’s interesting. Listen to Wayne McCurrie from RMB Asset… »

All that glisters is not gold: so the famous quote says. But here we are, consolidating above $1000 an ounce, and no sign of a let up. GoldCast talks to the best precious metals and commodity consultancy in the world about the prospect for the yellow… »

On the brink…the dollar is as nervous as a ginger boy at an orphanage. Why? Where?
Find out with RMB’s Brigid Taylor on… »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose in August from July on a spike in gasoline costs, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, but the underlying trend pointed to muted inflation pressures.

Analysts said the risk of inflation remained low as the economy crawled out of its worst recession in 70… »

Johannesburg, Sep 16 (I-Net Bridge)   Results from the latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail Survey reveal that retailer confidence declined sharply during the third quarter of 2009, falling from 47 to an eight-year low of 35 index points.
The downward adjustment in retailer sentiment comes after retailer confidence remained resilient around the 50 mark for… »

- South African stocks were firmer on Wednesday morning guided by strong Asian markets which pushed up in the wake of a positive close on Wall Street on Tuesday.
However, the strong local currency was limiting gains on the bourse. At 09:15 the JSE all share index had added… »

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, announced today that S&P 500 stock buybacks have fallen to their lowest level since the first quarter of 1998 – when Standard & Poor’s began tracking the data.

According to Standard & Poor’s Index Services, preliminary results show that S&P 500 issues spent$24.2 billion on stock repurchases… »

USD/ZAR surged to multi-month highs on the back of positive data emanating from the US. The ZAR gained impetus from US equities which advanced to 2009 highs, inspired by the encouraging local data. On the surface, the rise in US retail sales would suggest that consumption is on the rebound. However, almost all of the… »