Market Watcher: Blowing hot and cold

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Gary Booysen of Rand Swiss runs us through a quieter day on the markets, with the US and China closed for their respective public holidays, touches on a slight sell-off in commodities, the Chinese New Year offering a breather, US tech, AI, and how market conversations have changed over time.

16 Feb 12PM English South Africa Business · News

[FULL SHOW] Interest rates on hold, road to the PIC AGM and the future of grid stability

This evening, we wrap up the day's market action with Sanlam Private Wealth, unpack the MPC's decision to hold interest rates with the Institute for Economic Justice, explore South Africa's LNG opportunities with Standard Bank Group, examine the PIC governance crisis with the University of Johannesburg, discuss the challenge of…

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