The Editorial Team

Even A China Ban Can’t Seem To Kill Bitcoin FOMO: Lionel Laurent

NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) – The cryptocurrency crowd has wasted no time in dancing on the grave of China’s “FUD” (internet speak for fear, uncertainty and doubt). Last week’s move by the People’s Bank of China to ban crypto transactions and mining dented the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital currencies, but they’ve largelyrebounded. The bulls reckon the latest attempt by Beijing to crack down on crypto — the seventh, by research…

‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Author Predicts Giant Stock Market Crash

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) – Robert Kiyosaki foresees a “giant stock market crash” within the next month, but believes in holding on to a few select asset classes. What Happened: In a tweet from Sunday, the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author told his 1.7 million Twitter followers he expects a massive crash in the near future. “Giant stock market crash coming October. Why? Treasury and Fed short of T-bills,” said Kiyosaki. “Gold, silver, Bitcoin may crash too….

Jamie Dimon says ‘you’re a fool’ if you borrow to buy bitcoin

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Jamie Dimon says ‘you’re a fool’ if you borrow to buy bitcoin, and that he wouldn’t care if its price increased 10 times “I think if you borrow money to buy bitcoin, you’re a fool,” Jamie Dimon told Times of India. Dimon said “people waste too much time and breath” on the digital asset, which has seen a 50% gain year to date. He also said crypto will be regulated because “governments regulate just about…

Three African Countries Need $280 Billion for Climate Change

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investments of about $280 billion will be needed to cope with the effects of climate change in 35 cities in South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia by 2050, new research shows. Africa is the fastest urbanizing continent and also the hardest hit by global warming, the Coalition for Urban Transitions, which advises governments on economic development and climate change, said in a report released on Monday. “Africa’s urban development is…

Growth in Focus as Morocco Set to Hold Rates: Decision Day Guide

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CASSABANLA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Morocco’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low as subdued inflation gives policymakers space to focus on a priority set by the king — reviving an economy battered by Covid. Tuesday’s rate decision comes 10 days before a highly anticipated address by King Mohammed VI to the newly elected parliament, in which he’s expected to put economic growth at the top of…

Biden Needs to Get Off the Fence About Tunisia: Bobby Ghosh

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TUNIS (Capital Markets in Africas) – There can be no more pretending that Tunisia is a democracy. Two months after sacking the prime minister and suspending the country’s elected parliament, President Kais Saied has torched its constitution and assumed the right to rule by decree. For those who profess to care about freedom and about democracy in the Arab world, it is time to get off the fence and act. I’m looking at you, Joe…

S&P Lifts South Africa’s 2021 GDP Growth Est. to 4.6%

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The main risks to the economic outlook for South Africa are a low vaccination rate and further lockdowns to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, S&P Global Ratings says Tuesday in emerging markets economic outlook. Higher borrowing costs associated with tighter global financing conditions and spillover effects of Chinese property sector problems could weigh on demand for metals and also pose risks to outlook Strict lockdown restrictions and deadly…

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