MARKET WRAP: JSE ends week higher on improved risk sentiment

The storm that gripped emerging markets appears to have passed — or least abated — providing an opportunity for those looking for bargains

Emerging-market currencies are firm on the view that US-China tariff war will not affect the global economy as negatively as previously thought

Graeme Franck from PSG Wealth talks to Business Day TV about Imperial and Standard Bank

The metal is headed for its first weekly gain in about a month

Strong global growth is keeping bourses buoyed, while the dollar is benefiting from easing trade fear

The US president called on Opec to boost output to plug the gap left by his sanctions against Iran

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The platinum index jumps 5.86%, but the performance of most stocks is relatively muted despite a 1.5% gain in the rand against the dollar

The Reserve Bank governor expresses concern about higher inflation but emphasises that economic growth remains subdued

Banks gain on the stronger rand as Naspers firms despite Moody’s warning on MultiChoice unbundling

Economists say August’s benign inflation figures could tip the scales in favour of a no change in monetary stance — at least for now

Craig Pfeiffer from Absa Stockbrokers and Portfolio Management talks to Business Day TV about Berkshire Hathaway

Their optimism is in sharp contrast to economists’ views on the likely fallout of trade tension

‘For gold to break $1,210, we need to see the dollar weakening against the emerging market currencies as well as the euro’

On the supply side, an Opec source says there are no immediate plans to increase output to make up for falling supplies from Iran

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