Events That Moved The Market – Q2 2016
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4 April 2016Source: BBCPanama papers leaked11 million documents are leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, revealing how the wealthy avoid tax and launder money.
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18 Apr 2016Source: Wall Street JournalDoha talks failTo address the oil glut, oil producing countries meet in Doha but fail to agree on an oil freeze after Saudi Arabia refuses to sign the agreement in the absence of Iran.
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19 Apr 2016Source: AFPArgentina able to lend againArgentina borrows $16.5bn in a triumphant return to international credit markets 15 years after its notorious default.
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20 Apr 2016Source: Statistics SASA inflation still too highCPI decelerates from 7% y/y in February to 6.3% in March. Fruit and veg inflation for the year to end March 2016 clocks in at 18.7%.
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27 Apr 2016Source: AFPUS rates on holdThe US Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged, but states that it is more optimistic about global growth than at its previous FOMC meeting.
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28 April 2016Source: AFPJapan holds backJapan surprises markets by not stepping up its stimulus program.
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28 Apr 2016Source: Bloomberg NewsUS labour market strongUS jobless claim figures show unemployment is near a 4-decade low.
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28 Apr 2016Source: AFPApple sale hurts marketsUS markets feel the punch of billionaire investor Icahn selling his stake in Apple, the biggest counter in the Dow Jones.
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29 Apr 2016Source: bdlive.comFuzile will stayMinister Radebe announces the extension of Treasury director-general Lungisa Fuzile’s contract for a further two years.
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29 Apr 2016Source: SARSSA trade surplusSA records a trade surplus of R2.9bn in March, including trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.
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8 May 2016Source: AFPSaudi Arabia promises stable oil policiesNew energy minister Falih, succeeding minister Naimi who refused to cut oil supply, promises more stable oil policies.
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9 May 2016Source: Statistics SASA unemployment hits a highQ1 2016 unemployment rises to 26.7%, the highest since 2008.
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12 May 2016Source: Bloomberg NewsUK interest rates on holdThe Bank of England votes to keep the UK key rate at 0.5%.
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12 May 2016Source: Statistics SASA mining output haltsSouth Africa’s mining production falls by 18% - the most since at least 1980.
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16 May 2016Source: CNN MoneyBuffett boosts Apple priceBerkshire Hathaway buys more than $1.1bn of Apple shares.
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17 May 2016Source: National TreasuryPravin issues press releaseThe Minister of Finance issues a media statement to address the rumours around his possible arrest by the Hawks.
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18 May 2016Source: Statistics SASA inflation steadyAnnual CPI to end April clocks in at 6.2%. Vegetable prices have risen a staggering 24.4% y/y.
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26 May 2016Source: AFPOil crosses $50/barrel markBrent crude passes $50 a barrel – a key level - for the first time in 2016.
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30 May 2016Source: ReutersSA budget deficit narrowsSA records a budget deficit of more than R29bn in April.
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31 May 2016Source: Bloomberg NewsGerman joblessness at record lowGerman unemployment declines more than economists estimated, pushing the jobless rate to the lowest level since reunification.
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31 May 2016Source: Bloomberg NewsEuropean inflation remains negativePrices are 0.1% lower in May than a year earlier.
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31 May 2016Source: Trading economicsSA trades at surplusSA posts a trade surplus of R0.43 billion in April 2016 from a downwardly revised surplus of R2.03 billion in the previous month.
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3 Jun 2016Source: BBCSaved for nowSouth Africa narrowly avoids losing its investment grade credit rating from Standard & Poor's, but the agency maintains its negative outlook.
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7 Jun 2016Source: SacciGloomy view on SASA business confidence falls to a new all-time low in May, hurt by poor performances in sectors such as manufacturing and retail.
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8 Jun 2016Source: Statistics SASA GDP shrinksGDP contracts an annualised 1.2% in the first quarter of 2016.
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14 Jun 2016Source: Financial Times and The EconomistECB may buy troubled bondsGermany’s highest court decides an ECB scheme to buy troubled states’ bonds in secondary markets is constitutional. German bond rates fall to their lowest level on record.
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14 Jun 2016Source: BloombergSA current account gap widensSA current account deficit widens to 5% of GDP in the first quarter as dividend payments by local companies to foreign shareholders increase.
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15 Jun 2016Source: Wall Street journalUS rates on holdIn the absence of signals that the US economy is heating up, the Federal Reserve keeps rates steady.
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22 Jun 2016Source: NY TimesTencent buys chunk of SupercellTencent buys controlling stake in Supercell, creator of computer games such as the successful Clash of Clans.
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22 Jun 2016Source Statistics SASA inflation drops slightlyCPI decelerates from 6.2% y/y in April to 6.1% in May, lower than consensus expectations.
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23 Jun 2016Source: BBCBritain vote shocks marketsBritish voters’ surprise decision (52% majority) to leave the European Union creates havoc in international markets. Cameron resigns as prime minister.
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25 Jun 2016Source: The EconomistChina computing fasterChina overtakes the US as the home of supercomputers – claiming 167 of the world’s most powerful machines.
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