[TOP STORY] The importance of the US consumer for global and SA investors

‘Overall, this speaks to … the fact that central banks want to diversify and manage their risk, that they continue to buy in most circumstances’ – Krishan Gopaul, World Gold Council.

Danie Dörfling-Kruger from Moore Infinity unpacks how oil and gold are responding to the US elections, and whether local results could drive a broader short-term market bounce. Kingsley Williams, CIO at Satrix, explores why the world invests the way it does and where passive investing fits into the picture. Krish…

‘The old story of delivering 95% of the quality for 5% of the price is a very hard one to beat. And that is what the Chinese models are essentially banking on’ – Dr Michael Power.

Alyssa Viljoen, MD of Merchant West Investments, unpacks Altron’s strong results as annuity income continues to grow, and Invicta’s tough trading update, which comes as little surprise given recent PMI data. Redefine CEO Andrew König discusses results showing 7% growth in both dividends and per-share distributions. And Michael Power, geoeconomic…

‘We have to watch the earnings and see if that's sustainable’: Luigi Marinus from PPS Investments.