Events that moved the market Q1 2021
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7 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Alibaba and TenCent stumble
Alibaba Group and Tencent lead a tech stock selloff as the Trump administration considers barring investments in China’s two most valuable companies.
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7 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Biden recognised as new president
Joe Biden is recognised by Congress as the next US president amid violence at the US Capitol as lawmakers meet to confirm the election result.
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7 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
SA manufacturing down 3.5%
South Africa’s manufacturing output falls 3.5% year-on-year.
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14 Jan 2021
Source: Wall Street Journal
Biden proposes $1.9trn stimulus
US President-elect Biden introduces details of his stimulus programmes. The first programme entails additional expenditures of US$1.9 trillion that would be entirely debt-financed.
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14 Jan 2021
Source: Wall Street Journal
China imports 48% more from US
Chinese imports from the US are up 48% in December versus a year earlier.
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15 Jan 2021
Source: Deloitte Insights
US retail sales disappoint
In December, for the third consecutive month, retail sales decline from the previous month.
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7 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
Alibaba and TenCent stumble
Alibaba Group and Tencent lead a tech stock selloff as the Trump administration considers barring investments in China’s two most valuable companies.
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18 Jan 2021
Source: Nikkei Asia
China grows 2.3% in 2020
China’s full-year growth came in at 2.3 achieved in 2019.
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7 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
Biden recognised as new president
Joe Biden is recognised by Congress as the next US president amid violence at the US Capitol as lawmakers meet to confirm the election result.
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12 Jan 2021
Reuters
SA manufacturing down 3.5%
South Africa’s manufacturing output falls 3.5% year-on-year.
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14 Jan 2021
Wall Street Journal
Biden proposes $1.9trn stimulus
US President-elect Biden introduces details of his stimulus programmes. The first programme entails additional expenditures of US$1.9 trillion that would be entirely debt-financed.
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14 Jan 2021
Wall Street Journal
China imports 48% more from US
Chinese imports from the US are up 48% in December versus a year earlier.
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15 Jan 2021
Deloitte Insights
US retail sales disappoint
In December, for the third consecutive month, retail sales decline from the previous month.
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18 Jan 2021
Nikkei Asia
China grows 2.3% in 2020
China’s full-year growth came in at 2.3 achieved in 2019.
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19 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
SA yield curve steepens
The spread between 20-year and two-year debt rises amid renewed electricity blackouts, a second wave of Covid-19 and a slow path to recovery.
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20 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
US yield curve steepens
The gap between 5- and 30-year bonds reaches a daily high of 140 basis points after Yellen’s comment on funding debt by issuing long-term debt, including 50-year Treasuries.
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19 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
SA yield curve steepens
The spread between 20-year and two-year debt rises amid renewed electricity blackouts, a second wave of Covid-19 and a slow path to recovery.
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20 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
US yield curve steepens
The gap between 5- and 30-year bonds reaches a daily high of 140 basis points after Yellen’s comment on funding debt by issuing long-term debt, including 50-year Treasuries.
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21 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
US rejoins Paris agreement
President Joe Biden moves to rejoin the Paris accord and imposes a moratorium on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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21 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Fresh highs for global stocks
Asian shares rise for a third session as the Hang Seng hits 30 000 points. S&P 500 futures edge higher as the index posts its best first-day reaction to a presidential inauguration since at least 1937.
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21 Jan 2021
Source: Reuters
SA retail sales down 4%
South African retail sales fall 4% year-on-year.
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22 Jan 2021
Source: IHS Markit
PMI signals weak services sector
The latest PMIs show that, in both Europe and the US, manufacturing activity continues to grow at a healthy pace. But in Europe the services sector is slow to recover.
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22 Jan 2021
Source: Trading Economics
Japan deflation at 1%
Japanese core prices are down 1.0% versus a year earlier, the worst performance since 2009, despite the hugely aggressive monetary policy of the Bank of Japan.
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25 Jan 2021
Source: Ooba
More home buyers in SA
Ooba’s Q4 2020 home loans application report shows a 36% rise in applications relative to Q4 of 2019.
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26 Jan 2021
Source: Bloomberg
African Bank reports loss
African Bank reports a R560 million loss, compared with the previous year’s profit of R267 million.
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2 Feb 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Silver at 8-year high
Silver futures rise to $30.35 an ounce on the Comex, the highest since February 2013. Like GameStop, silver’s initial advance can be traced to Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum.
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2 Feb 2021
Source: Reuters
Ford to invest $1bn in SA
Ford Motor Co will invest $1.05 billion in its South African manufacturing operations, including upgrades to expand production of its Ranger pickup truck.
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3 Feb 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Alphabet ad sales soar
Alphabet’s quarterly ad sales rise due to heavy digital advertising over the holiday season. Performance was driven by Search and YouTube, of which ad revenue jumped 46%.
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3 Feb 2021
Source: Reuters
SA PMI up
IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rise to 50.8, above the 50 level that denotes expansion.
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Source: Bloomberg
15 Feb 2021
Asian stocks hit new record
South Korean and Japanese shares lead Asia higher, with the Nikkei 225 hitting 30,000 for the first time since 1990.
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15 Feb 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Copper and platinum at highs
Platinum rises to its highest level in more than six years and copper to its highest since 2012.
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17 Feb 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Facebook cuts Australia news
Facebook blocks several news pages in Australia in retaliation to a planned law to force Facebook and Google to pay Australian publishers for news content.
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22 Feb 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Copper surges past $9000
Copper rallies above $9 000 a ton on expected higher demand when the global economy recovers. Nickel passes $20 000 a ton.
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23 Feb 2021
Source: Statistics SA
SA unemployment at record 32.5%
SA’s unemployment rate reaches a record high, standing at 32.5%, meaning 7.2 million people are unemployed.
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2 Mar 2021
Source: Refinitiv
SA equities hit new high
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index bursts through 68 000 for the first time.
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9 Mar 2021
Source: Statistics SA
SA GDP shrinks 7%
SA GDP shrinks 7 expansion in 2019. This is the biggest decline since 1920.
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24 Mar 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Tesla to accept bitcoin payment
After disclosing its $1.5 billion investment in bitcoin in February, Tesla signals its intent to begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment.
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24 Mar 2021
Source: Statistics SA
SA CPI at 2.9%
South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation slows to 2.9 in January.
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25 Mar 2021
Source: Bloomberg
Tech stocks face delisting
Tech giants, such as Tencent to Alibaba, slump after the SEC announces it’s taking steps to review the financial audits of overseas companies. Non-compliance would lead to delisting from US bourses.
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29 Mar 2021
Source: BBC
Ever Given free again
After nearly a week of blocking the Suez Canal, which normally carries about 12% of global trade and one million barrels of oil a day, the giant container ship Ever Given is finally freed.
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21 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
US rejoins Paris agreement
President Joe Biden moves to rejoin the Paris accord and imposes a moratorium on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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21 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
Fresh highs for global stocks
Asian shares rise for a third session as the Hang Seng hits 30 000 points. S&P 500 futures edge higher as the index posts its best first-day reaction to a presidential inauguration since at least 1937.
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21 Jan 2021
Reuters
SA retail sales down 4%
South African retail sales fall 4% year-on-year.
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22 Jan 2021
IHS Markit
PMI signals weak services sector
The latest PMIs show that, in both Europe and the US, manufacturing activity continues to grow at a healthy pace. But in Europe the services sector is slow to recover.
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22 Jan 2021
Trading Economics
Japan deflation at 1%
Japanese core prices are down 1.0% versus a year earlier, the worst performance since 2009, despite the hugely aggressive monetary policy of the Bank of Japan.
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25 Jan 2021
Ooba
More home buyers in SA
Ooba’s Q4 2020 home loans application report shows a 36% rise in applications relative to Q4 of 2019.
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26 Jan 2021
Bloomberg
African Bank reports loss
African Bank reports a R560 million loss, compared with the previous year’s profit of R267 million.
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2 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Silver at 8-year high
Silver futures rise to $30.35 an ounce on the Comex, the highest since February 2013. Like GameStop, silver’s initial advance can be traced to Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum.
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2 Feb 2021
Reuters
Ford to invest $1bn in SA
Ford Motor Co will invest $1.05 billion in its South African manufacturing operations, including upgrades to expand production of its Ranger pickup truck.
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3 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Alphabet ad sales soar
Alphabet’s quarterly ad sales rise due to heavy digital advertising over the holiday season. Performance was driven by Search and YouTube, of which ad revenue jumped 46%.
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3 Feb 2021
Reuters
SA PMI up
IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rise to 50.8, above the 50 level that denotes expansion.
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15 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Asian stocks hit new record
South Korean and Japanese shares lead Asia higher, with the Nikkei 225 hitting 30,000 for the first time since 1990.
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15 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Copper and platinum at highs
Platinum rises to its highest level in more than six years and copper to its highest since 2012.
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17 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Facebook cuts Australia news
Facebook blocks several news pages in Australia in retaliation to a planned law to force Facebook and Google to pay Australian publishers for news content.
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22 Feb 2021
Bloomberg
Copper surges past $9000
Copper rallies above $9 000 a ton on expected higher demand when the global economy recovers. Nickel passes $20 000 a ton.
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23 Feb 2021
Statistics SA
SA unemployment at record 32.5%
SA’s unemployment rate reaches a record high, standing at 32.5%, meaning 7.2 million people are unemployed.
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2 Mar 2021
Refinitiv
SA equities hit new high
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index bursts through 68 000 for the first time.
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9 Mar 2021
Statistics SA
SA GDP shrinks 7%
SA GDP shrinks 7 expansion in 2019. This is the biggest decline since 1920.
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24 Mar 2021
Bloomberg
Tesla to accept bitcoin payment
After disclosing its $1.5 billion investment in bitcoin in February, Tesla signals its intent to begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment.
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24 Mar 2021
Statistics SA
SA CPI at 2.9%
South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation slows to 2.9 in January.
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25 Mar 2021
Bloomberg
Tech stocks face delisting
Tech giants, such as Tencent to Alibaba, slump after the SEC announces it’s taking steps to review the financial audits of overseas companies. Non-compliance would lead to delisting from US bourses.
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29 Mar 2021
BBC
Ever Given free again
After nearly a week of blocking the Suez Canal, which normally carries about 12% of global trade and one million barrels of oil a day, the giant container ship Ever Given is finally freed.
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