UPDATE ON MARKETS: BIG breather from all things SA. FTSE/JSE All Share retracted by 2.4% during June, bringing year-to-date returns to 13.2%. SA Property stocks had a great recovery, increasing 3.4%. Despite having net foreign selling pressure, SA All Bond Index increased by 1.1%
2/9
Massive underperformance by the FTSE/ JSE All Share (-6.2%) versus the MSCI All Country World Index (+1.32%) in USD-terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 13%.
3/9
South African Small-Caps were less affected during June, declining by only 1%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps both declined by 2.6% respectively.
4/9
Foreigners were net sellers of both South African Equities and Bonds in June.
5/9
From a sectoral point of view, the biggest culprit for the decline came from the Resource Sector (-6.6%). Gold miners were the biggest loser in terms of attribution (compared to Capped Swix).
6/9
Rand’s value devalued by whopping 3.9% against USD in June. This was mainly USD strength as it devalued by only 0.8% against Euro & 1.1% against British Pound. Rand was also worst-performing BRICS currency in June, but maintained its number one status over a 5-year period.
7/9
The US M2 Money Supply YoY growth rate tapered off somewhat in May, helping the US Dollar to the detriment of Gold.
8/9
The US Dollar Index saw its best levels since the beginning of April 2021 and now trades above both its 200-day and 50-day Moving Averages.
9/9 & Final
Most commodities saw quite a bit of a selloff during June. Brent Oil however increased by 8%! Copper decreased by 8.8%, while Gold decreased by 7.2%.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: Relative to broader asset classes globally, Local Equities continue to lead strongly over the short and longer term. Local Bonds and Local Property have also delivered competitive performance, while Global Property remain weaker across multiple timeframes.
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2/16
FTSE/JSE All Share delivered a 1.6% gain, SA Bonds up 2.6%, SA Listed Property surged by 7.84% (best local asset class for the month), while SA Cash remained stable at 0.6%. On a 12-month basis, both Property (23.6%) and Bonds (20.1%) continued to outperform Cash (7.4%).
3/16
In US dollar terms, the FTSE/JSE All Share Index gained 1.93% in October, slightly underperforming global equities (MSCI ACWI up 2.13%). Over the past 12 months, however, it remained a standout performer, rising 35.00% compared to the ACWI’s 22.51%.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: Local assets continue to shine, with four of the five best-performing asset classes being South African. In short: no local, no lekker this August.
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2/15
In August, the FTSE/JSE All Share (JSE) advanced by 3.53%, lifting the 12-month return to a strong 25.82%. SA Bonds gained 0.70%, SA Listed Property rose 2.80%, while SA Cash returned 0.55%.
3/15
A graph that many local doomsdayers prefer not to look at. In USD terms, the FTSE/JSE All Share Index surged a massive 6.83% in August, far outpacing both the MSCI All Country World Index (2.47%) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (1.28%).
UPDATE ON MARKETS: Locally, the South African Reserve Bank lowered the repo rate by 0.25% in May — a move that certainly brought renewed optimism to the markets. Local remained lekker for 2025.
2/15
In May, the FTSE/JSE All Share (JSE) rose by 3.14%, bringing the 12-month return to an impressive 27.30%. Local Bonds returned 2.70%, while SA Listed Property gained 2.32%. SA Cash continued to offer a steady 0.59% monthly return.
3/15
In USD terms, the FTSE/JSE All Share Index increased by 6.57% in May, significantly outperforming both the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.27%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (5.75%). Those who advised people over the past five years to sell all their South African assets and move everything offshore are now silent.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: FTSE/JSE All Share demonstrated another impressive performance in July, outperforming the MSCI All Country World Index. JSE recorded a 4.01% increase, while South African bonds (ALBI) & the local property market improved by 2.29% and 2.3%, respectively in July.
2/15
The JSE experienced a significant surge in July, gaining 9.7% in USD value. Comparatively, the MSCI All Country Index had a more modest growth of 3.66%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index witnessed a 6.22% increase.
3/15
The SA Fear & Greed Index recovered and moved closer to EXTREME GREED territory during July.
THREAD: A picture is worth a thousand words. Let's look at a few of the globe's largest #ETF's & their graphs & see if we can make some sense of the current market environment.
#SouthAfrica might be down over 1YR, but $EZA performance in USD (-15.9%) is still way ahead of both $URTH (DM -22.2%) & $EEM (EM -28.9%) over the same period.