Ed Stoddard is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He writes for various publications, including Daily Maverick, Cigalah Group, and AllAfrica Global Media. His articles cover a range of topics, including mining, agriculture, finance, and current events in South Africa.
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Ed Stoddard's articles primarily cover the local finance and economic landscape in South Africa, with a particular focus on economic indicators, government policies, and the mining industry. His coverage heavily relies on data citations and government announcements.
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For now, the inflation and interest rate outlook are the brightest they have been for years, testimony to the SA Reserve Bank’s relentless focus on inflation. That is something to raise a glass to.
By: Ed Stoddard
The big profits from illegal gold mining surge to the criminals at the top who launder the precious metal into a ‘clean asset'. These are the masterminds who need to be ‘smoked out'.
Several factors have been conspiring to lift domestic futures prices for the household staple, which could have an effect on food inflation in future.
By: Ed Stoddard
One takeaway from all of this is that while South Africa does need to grow its mining sector, it also clearly needs to diversify its economy in the direction of a non-resource-intensive country. And if it does eventually develop its hydrocarbon sector, it needs to avoid the path taken by the likes of Angola and Nigeria.
By: Ed Stoddard
The upshot is that the global climate dance known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation is expected to remain ‘neutral' for the next few months.
The IMF has suggested SA adopt a 60% debt cap to curb its fiscal free-for-all, while also hinting that a lower inflation target might also be advisable.
By: Ed Stoddard
If South Africa were to import white maize, it is hard to say how much is available. US grain farmers typically only grow white maize in advance under contract. Outside of southern Africa, the only other major producer of white maize is Mexico.
By: Ed Stoddard
The share price of TKO Holdings – which comprises the WWE and UFC – scaled record highs above $139 a share this week. Since Trump’s 2024 election victory, the stock price has soared about 16%. That’s no surprise, given his recent pick for his education secretary.
By: Ed Stoddard
A GNU political dawn arrived in South Africa this year, and while it has cast some rays of hope over an ailing economy, a frosty reception will hit on Tuesday, 3 December 2024, when Statistics South Africa unveils the gross domestic product data for the third quarter of this year.
In the early 2000s a group of pioneering entrepreneurs took a motley collection of micro-lenders and from the jumbled parts cobbled together what would become South Africa’s biggest bank as measured by the number of clients – more than 20 million.
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