The JSE gained 3.23% for the week, with miners and banks performing best
Michael Avery talks to a panel about the impact the pandemic has had on markets and the fiscus over the past 12 months
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell showed little alarm about the rise in yields on Thursday
Brent and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures both jumped 2% and are on track for weekly gains
The rand was also muted, being flat against the dollar and slightly down against the euro and pound
Countries with heavy debt burdens have limited ability to print own currencies to fund those debt
Brent, WTI on track for weekly gains as Opec awaits a more substantial recovery in demand
Gold falls to a near nine-month low as Federal Reserve chair’s remarks make yields rally
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's comments overnight were seen as insufficient as markets worry about rising inflation in the US
Naspers and Prosus dragged the JSE all share lower as the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell more than 2% in intraday trade
Tech shares are vulnerable because their lofty valuation has been supported by expectations of a prolonged period of low interest rates.
US crude inventories surge by more than 21-million barrels as Opec+ mulls keeping supply cuts into April
Higher yields could trigger illiquidity in the market and that could have spillover effects and a negative effect across other markets, one analyst says
The cartel is considering rolling over cuts into April instead of hiking output
Investors have been spooked by an unexpectedly swift climb in US treasuries
David Shapiro from Sasfin Securities and Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth & Investments talk to Business Day TV
Nesi Chetty from Stanlib talks to Business Day TV about as his stock pick of the day
The metal also faces headwinds of a stubborn dollar and recovering economic trajectory
