Market Indicators
USD/ZAR 16.39 🔽
EUR/ZAR 18.67 🔽
AUD/ZAR 11.30 🔽
GBP/ZAR 21.79 🔼
Brent Crude USD 72.30 / ZAR 1,185 🔽
Gold (Au) USD 4,113 / ZAR 67,427 🔼
BTC USD 60,004 / ZAR 983,750 🔼
COFFEE USD 3.16 / ZAR 51.75 / LBS 🔼
HALF -time for 2026. Wall Street posted one of its STRONGEST first halves in years as softer US jobs data boosted hopes of LOWER rates. Brent crude kept falling—a WIN for SA motorists—while the ZAR softened, the JSE eased, and local factory confidence weakened. The picture is IMPROVING, but uncertainty remains. Stay patient, stay invested, and DON’T chase the half-year winners.
RAND-RIGGERS back in the DOCK.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/competition-commission-has-jurisdiction-over-6-banks
BLUE doves, easy PREY.
CATAPULT spider snares ANTS.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/23/science/ballista-spider-trap-ant
TWINS marry TWINS.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/06/21/nigerian-twins-taiwo-kehinde-marry-identical-pair-names
REX took 40 YEARS.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260621110957.htm
INTEREST: Sealed HONEY never spoils, and archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old pots in Egyptian tombs still perfectly EDIBLE, preserved by its low moisture and natural HYDROGEN peroxide.
"The BIG money is not in the buying and selling, but in the WAITING." - Charlie Munger
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