Market Watcher: Rand fighting off weakness

Tonight, we round up the day’s market moves with FNB Wealth and Investments, unpack SA’s declining economic freedom with Cumberland University, discuss government’s plans to tackle 17 billion spam calls with the National Consumer Commission, examine why infrastructure budgets are struggling to translate into projects with BLSA, explore OUTsurance’s R10bn…

Chantal Marx of FNB Wealth and Investments discusses falling oil prices, the G7’s release of oil reserves and the boost to discretionary stocks. She also looks at the stronger rand, Santam’s latest announcement, US and tech stocks, and what third-quarter earnings could reveal about economic growth in the US and…

Prof Richard J Grant – Senior associate, Free Market Foundation

Phetho Ntaba – Spokesperson, National Consumer Commission

Busi Mavuso – CEO, BLSA