Trump and his supporters have claimed that far from the apocalyptic collapse many mainstream economists foresaw under the new tariff regime, the US economy has remained robust. We evaluate this claim ...

Emerging market assets were mixed on Thursday as investors awaited policy signals from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium, with questions over the Fed’s independence ...

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is due to speak to the conference ... As it pared its loss, so did broad market indexes ...

The following scheduled company announcements, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Thursday. COMPANIES S.Africa’s Exxaro half-year profit up 13%, boosts dividend SOUTH ...