by cfm_admin | Oct 9, 2026 | Economic Updates
Market commentary Weekly Wrap9 October 2026 The long-term cost of passage Written by Bianca Botes, Citadel Global Managing Director USD/ZAR16.53 EUR/ZAR18.56 GBP/ZAR21.89 Brent crude$102.46 Gold$4,213.70 Key indicators. All information is at the time of writing. The...
by cfm_admin | Apr 17, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Most people carry a mental model of money that is about 50 years out of date. They imagine a government printing press, a high-security vault filled with gold bullion, and a dollar bill as a receipt for a piece of that gold. None of that is how the system works...
by cfm_admin | Apr 10, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Forty days of American and Israeli strikes on Iran came to a conditional halt on the night of 7 April, when United States (US) President, Donald Trump, announced a two-week ceasefire less than two hours before his own deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
by cfm_admin | Mar 27, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
This has been a week where nobody truly knows what is going on when it comes to the war in Iran. On Monday, United States (US) President, Donald Trump, released a statement walking back the 48-hour hard deadline he had given to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz the...
by cfm_admin | Mar 13, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury has seen the global energy market swing between severe supply shock and brief relief, before returning back to renewed pressure. The question asked by markets last week was, “How high will oil prices go?” This week the question has...
by cfm_admin | Mar 6, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
Last week, we mapped out the scenarios should the United States (US) decide to embark on a military intervention in Iran. On 28 February 2026, our worst-case scenario became the baseline. The United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – a coordinated strike...
