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ZAR18.58/USD 🔼 ZAR19.31/EUR 🔼 ZAR11.57/AUD 🔽 ZAR23.09/GBP 🔼 BrentCrude@ USD77.27/ZAR1416/barrel 🔽 Au@USD2794/ZAR51906/t.oz 🔼 1BTC@ZAR1942061 USD104524 🔽

RATE cut of 25 bps brings down the REPO rate to 7.5%, which could see some improvements in primary and secondary sectors. Global markets follow US lead in REBOUND post the DEEP SEEK seismic event.
FDA approves Vertex’s NON-opioid painkiller, the first NEW kind of PAIN DRUG in decades.

Read it here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/30/fda-approves-vertex-non-opioid-painkiller-drug.html?__source=androidappshare

62% of couples KEEP at least some money SEPARATE from each other.

Read it here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/62percent-of-couples-keep-at-least-some-money-separate-from-each-other-survey.html?__source=androidappshare

NEW ZEALAND MOUNTAIN is now considered a HUMAN BEING

Read it here: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/30/travel/mount-taranaki-personhood-new-zealand-intl-hnk/index.html

USD50 million CONDOM program

Read it here: https://newsgpt.ai/2025/01/29/bidens-alleged-50-million-condom-program-in-gaza-draws-criticism/

INTEREST: Earth’s ‘THIRD pole’.

The Tibetan Plateau is often referred to as the ‘third pole’ owing to the amount of freshwater it contains. With over 46 000 GLACIERS, the Tibetan Plateau holds the LARGEST reserve of freshwater outside of the North and South Poles.

“To be YOURSELF in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the GREATEST accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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