Trump promised peace. The Rand surged 64 cents. Then reality arrived Wednesday… Two words changed everything on Monday… …“very soon.” That’s what the market heard from the White House — that the Iran conflict would end “very soon.” And for about 48 hours, the Rand acted like it believed it. Monday’s session produced the most dramatic reversal in months, with the currency swinging 64 cents in a single day as war fears gave way to peace hopes. But by Wednesday, the hope was fad

Three shocks. Five days. A 70-cent Tuesday. And a Friday reversal that nobody saw coming. Last week ended with Operation Epic Fury… …this week opened inside it. If you read last week’s After the Bell section, you knew what was coming. The Iran strikes that began Friday evening rewrote the macro landscape over the weekend — and when the Rand reopened on Monday morning, the Budget’s goodwill was already fading. What followed was one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory.

Another week down, and what a week it was for the markets on many fronts.... ...with the Rand itself being among the players as it pushed below R17/$ for the first time  since February 2023! And here's the kicker -  we called it to a tee with our forecast last week. But that historic breakout wasn't the only story... Global markets had one of their most volatile weeks in months, with the Dow hitting record highs before crashing 797 points in a single day, Bitcoin capitulating