Persistent inflation in Q3 2023 compelled central banks to extend higher interest rates.
In Q2 2023, a notable challenge was the persistence of inflation, leading to central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, navigating the delicate task of addressing rising prices while maintaining economic stability.
Looking back at the first quarter of the year, we consider events that moved the markets. At the start of 2022, the global economy was on a trajectory to bounce back from the Omnicron COVID-19 variant – with some recovery in consumer spending and business investment.
In this economic review, we focus on events that moved the market in Q4 2021. Globally we saw continued economic growth, despite setbacks such as Omicron, and on the local front, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continued to be a concern as the impact of July unrest was felt, even as local equities outperformed other developing and emerging markets.
In this economic review, we focus on events that moved the market in Q3 2021. On the global front, we saw two main prominent influences: inflation fears and China regulatory crackdown. In hindsight, local markets were affected by negative tourism and a weak Rand made offshore investments more attractive.
In this economic review, we focus on events that moved the market in Q2 2021. Globally we’ve seen things improving dramatically, however on the local front there is still some volatility.
In this economic review, we discuss the events of the first quarter of 2021. We explain what happened and what you can do.
In this economic review, we discuss the events of the fourth quarter of 2020.
We explain what happened and what you can do.
In this economic review, we focus on events that moved the market in Q3 2020. For the last five months,
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