OPINION/EDITORIAL

The Single Biggest Factor In Oil This Week

January 17, 2020/OilPrice.com China has been the key oil price driver this week, with phase one of the trade deal driving prices higher before worrying economic data from the country dragged prices lower. Friday, January 17th, 2020 Oil prices regained a bit of ground at the end of the week […]

SSA Equities Market: Lack of Reform to Spook Investors

January 17, 2020/United Capital Report Over 2019, equities in global, emerging and frontier markets trended upwards, on the back of the global easing narratives. However, most equities in the SSA region underperformed their EM and FM peers, as FPIs piled into high yielding EM debt instruments. Of the six exchanges […]

Year Ahead 2020 – Re-risking the financial system

January 16, 2020/Coronation Research Oil prices In a global oil market threatened with over-supply, it appears that OPEC, and its ally Russia, are doing a good job of limiting production. Oil price volatility was reduced in 2019 and prices (Brent) held up above US$60.00/bbl most of the time. With further […]