BRIAN KANTOR: Complexity, not linearity, drives share prices in a good year

Valuations of the Magnificent Seven are more idiosyncratic than the average company

MARKET WRAP: Rand firmer, JSE muted after mixed US inflation report

While US inflation eased to 2.4% in September, core inflation — excluding food and energy — unexpectedly rose to 3.3%

SA loses out on the record gold price boom

SA misses gold price bonanza as sales plunge more that 80%

Oil rises on US storm and worry about Israel-Iran conflict

Increase in fuel demand as Hurricane Milton barrells into Florida and concern about disruptions in the Middle East provide support

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Business Day TV speaks to independent analyst Nkosilathi Dube

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Business Day TV speaks to Faheema Adia from Momentum Securities and David Shapiro from Sasfin Securities

China, HK stocks rise after central bank begins swap programme

Investors awaiting details on fiscal stimulus due from finance ministry on Saturday

JSE muted ahead of US consumer inflation report

Local bourse steady, with global markets mixed, as investors assess Fed minutes and await US CPI numbers

Stock rally in China reignites

Meanwhile, the dollar is near a two-month high before the release of a US inflation report

Gold inches higher ahead of US CPI data

Traders are wait for key US inflation data due later in the day to gauge the Fed’s monetary policy stance

MARKET WRAP: Rand weakens as investors eye Fed minutes

The minutes will provide insight on the central bank’s stance on inflation, the labour market and economic expansion

Gold muted as traders await Fed minutes

Metal lacks momentum ahead of release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting

Oil unchanged as Middle East conflict absorbs traders’ attention

Oil prices steady after sliding on potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

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Business Day TV speaks to Jarred Houston from All Weather Capital and Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth & Investments

JSE slips, with focus on minutes of US Fed’s recent meeting

Rand weakness appears to stem from a broader mix of factors including the anticipation of key FOMC minutes, one analyst says

MARKET WRAP: JSE and rand weaker as China stimulus fails to impress

Investors aren’t buying claims by authorities in Beijing that they will achieve full-year growth target

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