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PFS Market Sentiment Podcast – Trump’s New Tariffs Shake Global Trade: South Africa Faces 30% Levy Amidst Muted Market Reactions & Rate Cut Hopes

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💹 Major Currency Snapshot: USDZAR: 17.77EURZAR: 20.87GBPZAR: 24.24 Introduction: President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of sharply higher tariffs on imports, including a 30% tariff on all South African products and 25% for Japan and South Korea, has introduced renewed uncertainty into global trade. While global markets have shown a relatively muted initial reaction due to […]

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PFS Market Sentiment Podcast – Rand Update, GNU Uncertainty, China Warning, Trump on Powell

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💹 Major Currency Snapshot: USDZAR: 18.67EURZAR: 21.50GBPZAR: 25.04 Introduction: This week’s semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Washington are overshadowed by concerns over President Trump’s tariffs and their potential to trigger trade wars. Finance leaders are primarily focused on negotiating trade deals and mitigating the negative economic impacts of

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PFS Market Sentiment – Budget Negotiations, SARS, ABSA PMI (01-04-2025 Afternoon)

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Welcome to the podcast, where we delve into the ongoing deadlock in South Africa’s national budget negotiations between the ANC and the DA, key partners in the Government of National Unity. This crucial standoff, stemming from disagreements over fiscal policy and economic direction, carries significant implications for the stability of the GNU, the future of

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