Market Standard 15 March 2021
WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown · JustOneLap.com
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Show Notes
Offshore
/ $1.9trillion stimulus bill signed by Biden and on route
/ Tencent on notice as China cracks down on fintech players
/ The tech-heavy Nasdaq has underperformed the Dow for four straight weeks — a first since 2016
/ Friday 1,357,111 people were screened at U.S. airports, marking the highest number of travellers since the pandemic began.
/ U.S. 10 Year Treasury hits 1.625
/ Huawei listed anew as a threat to US national security
Local
/ GDP for 2020 -7%
/ SA records first annual surplus in 2020 (last was 2002)
/ Woolies sells Elizabeth Street Property
/ MTN results (dividend cancelled) and Ambition 2025
/ AfroCentric results
/ Aspen results see more debt slashed