The Investment Perspective, with Ninety One

South Africa’s water challenges are becoming harder to ignore, as supply disruptions spread beyond rural areas into major urban centres. Yet the issue is less about scarcity than system failure. Tshipiri Meudi explores how infrastructure inefficiencies are driving the crisis, and how emerging reforms could begin to unlock a more investable path forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South African bonds have suffered their second-worst monthly drawdown in two decades, rattled by global conflict and rising inflation fears. But beneath the volatility, the fundamentals may tell a different story. James Turp unpacks what’s driving the sell-off, what past episodes reveal about market recoveries, and whether this presents investors with an attractive entry point into fixed income. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sudden escalation in the Middle East has jolted global markets, reversing expectations for lower inflation and rate cuts almost overnight. Malcolm Charles explains why this is more than a passing shock, how portfolios are being repositioned for a more uncertain world, and why caution rather than conviction is guiding investment decisions right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a market where gold no longer behaves like a safe haven and oil is rewriting the rules, investors are being forced to rethink old assumptions. George Chevely unpacks the dynamics across precious and industrial metals, and explains why energy, not gold, may now be the dominant force shaping returns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just as central banks looked set on a path to easier policy, geopolitics has thrown a wrench into the plan. With conflict in the Middle East driving energy prices higher and clouding the inflation outlook, Jason Borbora-Sheen explains why rate cuts are being repriced, why different central banks will respond differently, and why, despite all the noise, markets have remained surprisingly resilient. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.