by cfm_admin | Feb 27, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
The most consequential geopolitical standoff in years is playing out in real time. Round three of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States (US) kicked off Thursday in Geneva, mediated by Oman, with US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister,...
by cfm_admin | Feb 20, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) has dominated the conversation this week. The release of the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes on Wednesday reinforced what markets have quietly suspected: the Fed is not in a hurry to make a rate...
by cfm_admin | Feb 13, 2026 | Economic Updates, Weekly Wrap
As we enter year two of the second Trump administration, the investment landscape looks nothing like what consensus expected on Inauguration Day. The prevailing bet back in January 2025 was straightforward – buy America, buy the dollar, and ride the deregulation wave....
by cfm_admin | Oct 8, 2024 | Economic Updates
International YPO Survey Reveals Rising Confidence Across Key Markets By Craig Kiggen The findings of the recently published annual YPO Global Pulse survey paint a far more optimistic picture for the global economy compared to last year. Where economic uncertainty...
by cfm_admin | Jun 14, 2024 | Economic Updates
By Oliver Balcomb, Director and Advisory Partner at Consolidated Wealth Group As South Africa’s Parliament prepares to elect a President on Friday, 14 June 2024, a wave of cautious optimism is sweeping the financial landscape. Oliver Balcomb explores the risks and...
by cfm_admin | Feb 23, 2023 | Economic Updates
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, delivered the National Budget speech on Wednesday, 22 February 2023. It’s been a tense period for bondholders as they waited for the finance minister to make clear the exact amount of Eskom debt the government will take on, the...
