Oil weaker as poor demand counters supply disruptions

Signs of weakening global demand weigh even as Tropical Storm Francine affects supply

Asian shares inch high, but battle to hold on to gains

Concern about a faltering Chinese economy dampens market mood

Firmer dollar pushes gold lower

Metal slips while traders brace for US inflation data that could offer hints about the size of the Fed’s rate cut

MARKET WRAP: JSE muted with focus on US inflation data

Some analysts say even a weaker-than-expected consumer price report may be insufficient to prompt a substantial rate cut

Gold lacklustre as traders wait for rate clues from Fed

Investors are awaiting US inflation data to assess the size of a likely US rate cut

Asian indices decline on growth worries

Japan’s Nikkei bore the brunt of the early selling as tech stocks fell, losing another 0.8% on top of a near 6% slide last week

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Business Day TV speaks to Grant Nader from Benguela Global Fund Managers and Devin Shutte from The Robert Group

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Business Day TV speaks to Imitiaz Suliman from Sentio Capital

JSE gains as focus moves to US inflation data this week

August’s US consumer and producer price reports are scheduled for release on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively

US payroll figures below expectations but unlikely to deter rate cut

Markets are fairly certain that the US Fed will cut rates on September 18

Oil steady as investors eye US jobs report

Traders adopt cautious stance as they await release of nonfarm payrolls data and weigh a big withdrawal from US crude inventories

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Business Day TV speaks to Viv Govender from Rand Swiss Offshore

Gold stuck below one-week high ahead of jobs data

Metal set for weekly gain as traders focus on nonfarm payrolls data that could shape the size of an expected September rate cut

SA bonds rally as GNU helps brighten outlook

Yield on benchmark bond has strengthened more than 1.6 percentage points since the election

MARKET WRAP: JSE firms after mixed US private jobs data

While monthly hiring growth was the slowest since January 2021, new claims for unemployment benefits inched down

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