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Market and economic wrap: Reading the fault lines: Tariffs, trust and market tension

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In this week’s Market and Economic Wrap, Tumisho Grater, Multi-Manager Investment Analyst, explores the renewed uncertainty gripping global markets after President Trump proposed a flat 15% global tariff. The episode looks at how this shift is reshaping winners and losers across regions, why long‑standing US allies face the biggest squeeze, and what the mixed market reaction reveals about underlying tensions. Tumisho also unpacks the implications for South Africa, including potential export improvements and the importance of policy certainty, along with movements in the rand, commodities, inflation and key considerations ahead of the National Budget.

24 Feb English South Africa Investing · Business News

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