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December means fun, friends and music. For investors in Warner Music Group, that's exactly what is needed. The music industry is growing at pace and Warner sits in exactly the right place in the value chain: with the artists! Does this make it a great investment? For only R99/month or R990/year, Magic Markets Premium subscribers will find out the answer today. Subscribe today and don't be left out>>>

Ghost Bites:

Absa is enjoying the banking party underway in the local economy and is posting ROE numbers that are beyond impressive
Capital & Counties brings us a property view from the UK
Sanity is prevailing with Fortress (until January, at least)
Karooooo's subscriber growth is looking strong
Sanlam's numbers are under pressure

I really can't get over the change in fortunes at Absa. I knew banking would do well this year, but a return on equity of 17% is very strong for a bank that hasn't exactly been the darling of the market. Get this story and more in Ghost Bites>>>

The rand isn't resti ng

After we managed to stay out of the headlines for the past couple of months, the events around President Ramaphosa took us straight back to where South Africa seems to love being: in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. To help you understand more about this rollercoaster, the team from TreasuryONE explains the rand movements in the context of this news and recent data. Read it here>>>

Meanwhile, oil finds itself in a tug-of-war with the opening of China on one side and global recessionary expectations on the other. The positive China sentiment also gave the rand some support, with all emerging market currencies having had a good day against the dollar. As we've come to learn in the market, news of worsening load shedding doesn't seem to affect the rand.

Podcasts

Ghost Wrap is proving to be very popular, with this new podcast delivering you numerous company updates on the JSE in a quickfire format. Brought to you by Mazars each week, the latest episode covered Sasol, HCI, City Lodge, Nampak, Standard Bank, a number of property funds and the cancelled Premier IPO - all of this in below eight minutes! Get it here>>>

Don't fall behind on Magic Markets! In Episode 104, we gave you insight into some of the work we do in Magic Markets Premium, like the Bull Box vs. Bear Box and the importance of both technical and fundamental analysis. Increase your investment knowledge here>>>

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Have a great Thursday!

Ghost Bites (Absa | Capital & Regional | Fortress | Sanlam)

Absa is also enjoying the banking party. Capital & Counties brings a property view from the UK. Sanity may prevail at Fortress. Karooooo subscriber growth looks strong. Sanlam numbers under pressure.

Not going quietly into December

After staying out of the headlines for a couple of months (other than perhaps for load shedding), the rand was thrust into the spotlight by Phala Phala. Chaos ensued.

Ghost Wrap #4 (Sasol | HCI | City Lodge | Nampak | Standard Bank | Property (Vukile / Attacq / Fairvest / Emira / Resilient) | Premier)

With highlights from 11 companies in less than eight minutes, it can only be Ghost Wrap. This podcast is brought to you by Mazars.

Ep104: What's going on inside Premium?

We discuss some of the critical analysis we do in Magic Markets Premium, ranging from the bear case vs. bull case to fundamental and technical analysis. Come learn how to analyse companies.

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