Market Indicators
USD/ZAR: 16.75 🔽
EUR/ZAR: 19.62 🔽
AUD/ZAR: 11.07 🔽
GBP/ZAR: 22.40 🔽
Brent Crude: USD 59.50 / ZAR 999.00 🔽
Gold (Au): USD 4,328.00 / ZAR 72,440.00 🔼
BTC: USD 86,940.00 / ZAR 1,430,000.00 🔽
US stock futures were steady Friday as investors welcomed COOLER inflation data that strengthened hopes for a gentler FED path ahead. European markets paused after a STRONG rally, supported by growing confidence in future Fed cuts and EASING expectations of tighter ECB policy. Mzansi’s index continued its UPDWARD momentum, now standing 35.86% HIGHER than a year ago.
DIGITAL border SEARCHES.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251217-how-a-single-meme-can-jeopardise-your-trip
US TIKTOK sale.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/tech/tiktok-signs-us-sale-deal
POLAR BEAR adoption.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/canada-polar-bear-adopts-new-cub
Padel court MISSING MILLIONS.
INTEREST: South Africa has more than 300,000 WINDPUMP structures, the highest concentration in the world. Many of these are HISTORIC farm windpumps, and they played a crucial role in making large parts of the Karoo and Free State habitable by PUMPING groundwater long BEFORE electricity reached rural areas. Some of these windpumps have been operating for over 100 YEARS.
“What a man remembers is only a FRACTION of what happened; and what he tells is only a FRACTION of what he remembers.” TRUTH BOMB
WISHING you a reflective, restful year end — a quiet place to lay down the weight of the days, gather the light you’ve earned, and step forward with a calmer, steadier HEART.
ARRIVEDERCI, ci vediamo l’anno prossimo!
WOZA 2026.
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