It was a week of extraordinary moves... ...and even more extraordinary reversals. By Thursday morning, the Rand had rallied to R15.64 – its strongest level since early 2022. Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic had held rates. Gold was touching all-time highs above $5,600. Silver had breached $121. The mood was euphoric. And then? Everything reversed. Gold crashed 16%. Silver collapsed 40% – its worst day ever. Microsoft wiped out $357 billion in a single session. And

Apologies for the delayed issue of this week's Review. It was a week of records... ...and a reminder that markets often have a mind of their own. While headlines screamed about Fed Chair Powell facing a DOJ investigation, Trump eyeing Greenland, and Iranian tensions sending oil on a 10% spike, the JSE quietly hit all-time highs... ...the S&P 500 flirted with 7,000... ...and Gold broke through $4,600 for the first time ever. And the Rand? It strengthened. Not dramatically – ju

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