The market and the economy - not a certain relationship

Ordinarily, you’d expect an oil shock to lead to not only higher inflation, but also weaker equities and a lower growth outlook. However, markets aren’t pricing in a stagflationary outcome. Chris Holdsworth, Chief Investment Strategist, at Investec Wealth & Investment International, examines this apparent anomaly.

South Africa’s reform momentum is becoming more visible but so are the constraints that could stall it. In the latest episode of No Ordinary Wednesday, Jeremy Maggs is joined by Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency; Martin Meyer, Head of Energy and Infrastructure Finance at…

Standing in for Chris Holdsworth, Osagyefo Mazwai discusses the latest on the conflict in Iran, and against this backdrop, signs of deterioration in both growth and inflation in the world’s major economies. While markets are not yet pricing in rate hikes in the US, they are in the Eurozone.

What does it really cost to become a professional golfer? In this episode of Everything Counts: Sports Edition, Investec-sponsored SA professional golfer Kaiyuree Moodley shares what it really takes to build a career in professional golf – from funding a career on tour to managing pressure, uncertainty and financial mistakes…

In this episode of What Next?, Professor Mike Kenny (Cambridge) and Jacinta Koolmatrie examine the breakdown of trust between communities and institutions. They discuss how centralised governance and economic shifts have driven local grievances, and argue that rebuilding trust requires sharing power, working at community pace, and supporting locally led…