Jsedirect With Simon Brown

Simon Shares I'm recording Wednesday afternoon and the violence of the past week seems to be abating, certainly in Gauteng. It has been a horror week for our country and most importantly; look after yourself if you can somebody else as well and above all else, be kind. US CPI YoY 5.4%. Core YoY 4.5%. Both ahead of expectations. A very strong production update from Pan African (JSE code: PAN) and their 15ha blueberry farm. OPEC+ seems to have reached a compromise between Saudi Arabia and UAE that should see an OPEC+ deal possible. US earnings season has kicked off and is expected to be the best ever - and it needs to be with S&P500 and Nasdaq100 at all-time highs. Gold US$1,825. Lost in all the rioting is another two weeks of level 4 adjusted lockdown, albeit restaurants can seat customers. Upcoming events; 22 July ~ JSE Power Hour: Power of savings We're starting to see SENS announcements about the impact of the rioting. The worst-hit so far seems to be Cashbuild (JSE code: CSB), they have 36 stores dir