Market & economic wrap: Wrapping up 2024: A year of ups and downs.

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In the final episode of the Nedgroup Investments Market and Economic Wrap for 2024, Tumisho Grater, Multi-Manager Investment Analyst, reviews the financial markets and economic events of the year. She highlights mixed economic data, significant geopolitical events like South Korea’s brief martial law and the fall of the French government, and market movements including the performance of major indices. She also discusses upcoming interest rate decisions by the ECB and the US Federal Reserve, as well as trends in Asian and European markets.

We wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025. The Market and Economic Wrap will return to air on 21 January 2025.
10 Dec 2024 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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