Market Indicators
USD/ZUSD/ZAR: 17.24 🔽
EUR/ZAR: 20.23 🔽
AUD/ZAR: 11.39 🔽
GBP/ZAR: 23.19 🔽
Brent Crude: $65.10 / R1,122.22 / barrel 🔽
Gold (Au): $3,854.30 / R66,456.13 / t.oz 🔼
BTC: R2,029,675 / $119,801 🔼
Markets are navigating a TENSE global landscape. The ZAR softened slightly across MAJOR currencies, while gold SURGED as investors sought safe-haven assets. Oil prices dipped, reflecting easing supply concerns. Bitcoin CLIMBED above USD119K, defying broader risk-off sentiment. The U.S. government SHUTDOWN, which began on October 1, is adding a LAYER of uncertainty. Investors are bracing for increased volatility as they fly blind on key indicators that the US FED uses from a department that is currently CLOSED. MZANSI’S drama continues as the MDLANGA commission opens more cans of WORMS that reflect the ATTITUDE of the corrupt all the way up the ladder the HIGHEST government officials heading up the thieving CARTELS. JUDICIAL action against accountability shines as MAGISTRATE finds political FIREBRAND leader guilty of firing a machine gun at a RALLY.
ASTROID skid.
Read it here: https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/asteroid-passed-300-kilometers-antarctica/
Earth X RAY.
NZ annual BIRD elections.
Read it here: https://apnews.com/article/karearea-falcon-new-zealand-bird-of-year-5aecbeff8212b18d7bc88962120fb3eb
CALIFORNIA’S new AI laws enacted.
Read it here: https://www.techpolicy.press/california-signed-a-landmark-ai-safety-law-what-to-know-about-sb53/
“QUANTUM ECHO” discovered.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250926035059.htm
INTEREST: Google’s Sycamore QUANTUM computer once performed in 200 seconds a calculation that would take the FASTEST classical supercomputer around 10,000 YEARS.
Have a great weekend
“Any SUFFICIENTLY advanced technology is indistinguishable from MAGIC.” Arthur C. Clarke
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