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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Stress test - especially for market participants!

Hat tip: John Bougearel’s Trading Tips

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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The cost of power outages to SA and the world

That uncertain electricity supply in South Africa has the potential to damage our own economy is stating the obvious. Not so obvious, however, is the impact of South Africa’s interrupted power supply on the global economy.
Debbie Geraghty, head of Alexander Forbes Risk Services’ Metals and Minerals division, says, “Eskom has announced that load shedding, up […]

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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Investec Purchasing Managers Index Sharply Lower

By Andre Roux
After holding up at 54.3 in December, the seasonally adjusted Investec PMI declined 2.2 index points to 52.1 in January. Manufacturers’ short-term expectations were revised sharply lower over the month, consistent with the interruption in power supply, rising commodity prices and weaker domestic and global demand.
The seasonally adjusted business activity index increased to […]

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