Over Coffee Market & Economic Commentary | April 2026
EQUITIES The MSCI World Index, covering companies across 23 developed markets, posted its strongest month since 2020| CRYTO Bitcoin, which accounts for over 50% of total cryptocurrency market capitalisation, rose 13% in April. It remains 12% down for the year.
The Middle East over the past 24 hours.
Herewith a brief note from the Nedgroup Investments multi-manager team providing an update on developments in the Middle East over the past 24 hours.
Over Coffee Market & Economic Commentary | March 2026
SA RATES| SARB keeps rates snug at 6.75%. No Easter bunny surprises in this basket.TRADE HOP| February’s surplus takes a giant bunny hop to R36.9bn, up from January’s revised R8.5bn.
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