24 May 2013 20h00 Local markets
The JSE All Share was flat at midday, up fractionally at 0.07% before the weekend despite losses in gold mining shares. Read more
Striking South African workers at a chrome mine owned by German chemicals group Lanxess have signed a deal to end a week-long illegal walkout, the company said on Friday.
South Africa's main auto union on Friday threatened to "halt production" at a Volkswagen factory in the country to protest against the dismissal of it its members.
The S&P 500 declined for a
third day on Friday, with the three major U.S. stock indexes
posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering
concern that the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus
measures to support the economy.
01h59 Arab spring countries face rising
social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery
from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened
fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a senior
IMF official said on Saturday.
01h59 Sweden's capital was
relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents
of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-burnings and
vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish
society.
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Welcome to the May issue of MarketViews.
Reading the daily market reports over the last few weeks, it’s clear that all is not yet returned to normal where the global economy is concerned.... Read more
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