MARKETS, SPY, FINE, EVEREST, CARS, BATS

Market Indicators

ZAR18.55/USD 🔽 ZAR19.29/EUR 🔽 ZAR11.64/AUD 🔽 ZAR22.87/GBP 🔽 BrentCrude@ USD79.52/ZAR1472/barrel 🔽 Au@USD2743/ZAR50895/t.oz 🔼 1BTC@ZAR1953275 USD105266 🔼

Markets are EVALUATING how President Trump’s policy changes might AFFECT corporate profits and borrowing costs. His PLANS include lowering taxes, imposing TARIFFS on trade partners, boosting ENERGY production, and urging the Federal Reserve and other central banks to LOWER interest rates.

SPY ship in UK waters AGAIN.

Read the article here https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/23/europe/british-navy-russian-spy-vessel-intl/index.html

BIGGER than world GDP FINE ruling.

Read it here https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/international/google-wins-uk-ruling-blocking-russian-fine-worth-more-than-world-gdp/#:~:text=Alphabet’s%20Google%20won%20a%20UK,than%20the%20world’s%20economy%20combined

EVEREST climbing FEES.

Read it here https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0jlp3ll88o

WORST cars.

Read it here https://www.exploredplanet.com/trending/some-of-the-worst-cars-ever-made-will-make-you-rethink-your-buying-options/?utm_source=ob&utm_campaign=00e2a093e28c6b69534d5c8aebb4da3279-ob&utm_medium=0093b4d85acb6d00186d05320d9ec2ad8f-ob&utm_content=0065f2309f04bc4f352a0dc0b92bf3edfc&utm_cpc=0.005&utm_term=-&dicbo=v4-hXpk2yC-1077451370-1

INTEREST: WALKING BATS.

The recent discovery of fossils of an EXTINCT walking bat in northwestern Queensland, Australia, suggests that today’s lesser short-tailed bats descended from 20 MILLION year old Australian relatives.

“If you tell the TRUTH, you DON’T have to remember anything.” Mark Twain

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