Welcome to the new, improved and still-purple Ghost Mail! For the first time, the merged publication is in your inbox. Thanks for opening it and being here for the next phase in my journey.
The first thing you’ll notice is that EasyEquities has come on board as headline brand partner for the launch. EasyEquities and The Finance Ghost are brands that belong together, as we are both dedicated to empowering retail investors and helping them on an investment journey. Through this partnership, you’ll have the knowledge to empower you and the platform to enable you to execute your investment decisions.
The second thing you’ll notice is that this email is short and sweet. That’s because there is a brand-spanking-new website where you can find my work! You’ll find all the links below.
Ghost Bites is a daily article that covers all the snippets of news from the JSE. Instead of trawling through SENS announcements, you can read Ghost Bites and get a very good idea of what’s going on out there. In Ghost Bites each day, I also indicate the stories where full feature articles are available. If companies have issued investor presentations, I include links to those as well.
The type of content found previously in Ghost Mail (pieces focused on investing concepts and themes) will be found on the website as well. I’ll try and always include a link in a Tuesday mailer, as many of you are accustomed to a getting a dose of business and investment knowledge every Tuesday with your coffee. This morning, there’s a link to an article that explains the financial reporting cycle of companies (like trading statements and interim reports). Without understanding the jargon, the markets can seem incredibly intimidating.
To help you decipher the broader macroeconomic indicators and what is happening in forex and bond markets, TreasuryOne has come on board as a brand partner and daily source of insights. You’ll find more detailed pieces on the Ghost Mail website and a handy snippet in this mailer each morning.
Speaking of which, here’s the TreasuryOne update:
We saw riskier assets on the back foot yesterday with the Rand stock markets falling further due to the pressure placed on the market by the hawkish Fed and rising bond yields in the US. The rand did trade at its weakest point for the year, touching the R16.27 level briefly. The sustained strength we see in the dollar is still the key driver, with prolonged tensions in eastern Europe and a slowdown in the Chinese economy both adding fuel to the fire. This also has an effect on the commodity space as demand out of China is slowing and places pressure on the prices.
For more details, read the TreasuryOne market wrap.
So, the rand may not be so pretty but the Ghost Mail website certainly is. Read the articles and spend some time exploring the platform this morning.
Let us know what you think!
And of course…good luck in the markets today.
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