Market Indicators
USD/ZAR 16.34 🔽
EUR/ZAR 18.83 🔽
AUD/ZAR 11.48 🔽
GBP/ZAR 21.98 🔽
Brent Crude USD 83.44 / ZAR 1,363 🔽
Gold (Au) USD 4,261 / ZAR 69,619 🔼
BTC USD 64,366 / ZAR 1,051,737 🔽
COFFEE USD 3.06 / ZAR 50.00 / LBS 🔽
RELIEF, at last. The ZAR FIRMED into the low-16.30s as the USD sagged on softer US jobs and revived hopes the Iran war is winding DOWN. Brent EASED to USD83, taking the sting out of last week’s August fuel-hike fear, while gold RIPPED to a fresh record near USD4,260. For MZANSI that is a rare DOUBLE win: cheaper petrol on the horizon and a stronger currency at the TILL. But local factory sentiment stayed glum, the July PMIs soft on weak export demand. So SAVOUR the calm; don’t confuse it for a trend. Do NOTHING rash. Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes up.
SNOW blankets the long weekend.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/dont-rule-out-snow-in-gauteng-as-strong-cold-front-approaches
Microsoft says stop TOKENMAXXING.
Binned LOTTO ticket rescued.
CAPYBARAS crash the assembly.
A WHIFF too far.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/lifestyle/spider-man-screening-cleared-due-to-viewers-rotten-farts
ECLIPSE meets the Perseids.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260804034628.htm
INTEREST: A female platypus “SWEATS” milk because it has no nipples—its milk comes out through PORES in the skin.
"There are only 3 sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and MOUNTAINEERING; all the rest are merely GAMES." Ernest Hemingway
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