Month in Review: August 2026
Global markets gained strongly in August 2026, supported by healthy corporate earnings and renewed technology [...]
Higher Oil and Global Yields Shape the External Backdrop for African Investors
Higher oil, rising global yields and mixed European and Asian demand shape the external market [...]
Lower Oil and Uneven Inflation Reframe the African Investment Outlook
African investors face divergent inflation trends as lower oil, resilient US growth and tighter global [...]
Dollar Weakness and Gold Strength Shape the African Investor Outlook
A weaker dollar, stronger gold and volatile global yields reshape the outlook for African investors [...]
Mixed Markets as Inflation Cools
Softer inflation supported sentiment, while higher oil prices and mixed economic data kept markets cautious.
Month in Review: July 2026
July’s Month in Review examines global market divergence, AI investment, rising bond yields, tariff pressures [...]
Markets rally as soft jobs data cools rate hike fears
Soft US jobs data lifts equities as rate fears ease, while gold gains, China supports [...]
Central Banks Hold Amid Rising Uncertainty
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% for a fifth consecutive [...]
Week in Review – Markets Pause as Oil Surges and AI Optimism Faces Its First Test
Oil nears $100 as AI investment scrutiny pressures technology shares, reshaping inflation, interest-rate expectations and [...]
Week in Review – US Inflation Cools, Geopolitical Risk Lingers
Cooling US inflation, rising oil and geopolitical risk shape global markets, policy expectations, AI valuations [...]