WHIPLASH, 7 YEARS, HIGH, HAUL, BLOOD, BUS, APOLLO, HOPE

Market Indicators

Market Indicators

USD/ZAR 16.71 🔼
EUR/ZAR 18.53 🔼
AUD/ZAR 11.37 🔽
GBP/ZAR 22.11 🔼
Brent Crude USD 95.82 / ZAR 1,601 🔽
Gold (Au) USD 3,909 / ZAR 65,307 🔽
BTC USD 68,602 / ZAR 1,146,220 🔽
COFFEE USD 2.69 / ZAR 44.95 / LBS 🔽
Platinum (Pt) USD 1,535 / ZAR 25,642 🔼
S&P 500 7,592 🔼

WHIPLASH week. Brent sank to a ten-week low near USD91.50 on Tuesday, then SNAPPED back to about USD96 by Thursday when Washington said it no longer needs an Iran deal and Houthi claims of strikes on Saudi facilities did the rest. A firmer greenback and fresh Fed hike bets KNOCKED gold back under USD3,900 and dragged the ZAR to 16.71. BTC fared worse, sliding under USD70,000. For MZANSI the bright spot is still the pump: a December petrol cut is BUILDING, though Thursday’s oil bounce may shave it. Cheaper fuel into the festive season is a gift, not a strategy. Bank the saving, not the SPECULATION. Stay the COURSE.

IN 7 YEARS.

SCYTHIANS got HIGH first.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-may-have-been-getting-high-on-weed-2800-years-ago-cannabis-seeds-and-hair-with-traces-of-thc-were-found-in-an-ancient-tomb-180989829

NORTH KOREA’s $6.3BN crypto HAUL.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/02/fbi-north-korea-binance-hack

DINOSAUR blood, no MOSQUITO required.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261105224542.htm

Horses on a BUS

https://detroitnewsroom.com/2026/11/12/two-horses-board-detroit-bus-in-viral-video

INTEREST: Neil Armstrong words after he got back on The Apollo 11 LANDER after a skip and a jump on the MOON , was “Good luck Mr GORSKY.” If you WANT to know more…let me know.

“Once you choose HOPE, anything’s possible.” Christopher Reeve

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