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Anglo-American vs. BHP Group Anglo-American rejects BHP Group's offer, unveils its own restructuring plan. Anglo-American to divest De Beers, Anglo-American Platinum, coking coal in Western Australia, and reduce spending on UK fertilizer businesses. Focus on high-quality iron ore and copper assets. Discusses shareholder likelihood of accepting Anglo-American's plan over BHP Group's offer. Discussion on lab-grown diamonds and potential impacts on the market. Market Insights Tencent's positive results impact Naspers and Prosus. NASDAQ and S&P close at all-time highs. Analysis of South African market trends, influenced by gold stocks, Naspers, Prosus, Richemont, and Rand strength.
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Discussion on upcoming elections' market impact. NHI bill signed, causing sell-off in healthcare stocks. US imposing more tariffs on China, strategic implications discussed. Company Highlights Positive financial results from Calgro M3* and Raubex. Calgro M3 reports good numbers, discusses share buybacks and future prospects.
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Raubex impresses with strong financial performance, diversification strategies. Preview of forthcoming corporate earnings announcements and economic data releases. Notable events include Richemont*, Palo Alto, Netcare, Astral, Famous Brands, Coronation, UK and US inflation data, FOMC minutes, and Nvidia results.
* I hold ungeared positions.
Simon Brown
Local Inflation Update Inflation at 3.8% - lowest since March 2021 (3.5 years ago) Well below SARB's target range midpoint of 4.5% Q3 year-on-year inflation at 4.3% (vs SARB's expected 4.4%) SA CPI YonY September 2024
November MPC Meeting Outlook Rate cut expected, but size uncertain...
Published 10/24/24
Strong Retail Sales and the Two-Pot System: Retail sales show a positive trend, rising 3.2% in August, exceeding expectations of 2.1%. The Two-Pot System has already released R20 billion in six weeks, with the money used mainly for paying down debt, saving, and spending. Retail sales...
Published 10/17/24