Oil little changed as Brent hits $75 a barrel, its highest since November 2014

The rand gave up earlier gains before the opening of the US market, but the 10-year treasury note has pulled back from the significant 3% level

Renewed risk-on sentiment held US bonds back marginally, but local bonds are on the back foot as the Reserve Bank might walk away from further rate cuts

Gold has slid nearly 2% in the last three trading sessions, but the dollar index has retreated from a three-month peak; platinum is 0.2% higher

Meanwhile, new sanctions against Tehran could push oil prices up as much as $5 per barrel, an Oanda analyst says

Tech earnings are in focus after recent turbulence for the sector; the dollar firms against the yen and the euro; and Brent rises to its highest since November ...

The moves in the dollar mirror the unwinding of net short dollar positions, which have accumulated over time, ETM Analytics says

Weaker US bond yields have spooked equity markets, as it points to higher inflationary pressures from firmer oil prices, with the Fed likely to be more hawkish

Inflation in the US and the US 10-year note are being closely watched, with the rand having given up ground on a resurgent dollar

In this week’s Roffey Review, Clive Roffey discusses and analyses the highs and lows of the markets

Metal remains close to two-week lows as a stronger dollar, rising US treasury yields and receding geopolitical concerns whet investors’ risk appetite

Steven Schultz from Momentum talks to Business Day TV about Amazon, his stock pick of the day

Investors pause for breath following the heavy selling of recent sessions and wait to see if the dollar’s rally is sustainable

Brent rises for sixth day, passing $75, as Opec-led supply cuts and the chance of renewed US sanctions against Iran provide support

On Wall Street overnight, Google failed to live up to investors’ high expectations, sending the share price of its Nasdaq-listed parent Alphabet down

Market data including bonds, unit trusts and fuel prices

The US Treasury discusses a path for lifting the sanctions on Rusal for the first time