[TOP STORY] The importance of Federal Reserve independence

Faizal Mkhize declares that Absa Business’s ‘aim is … to make sure that we can put our resources together to unlock value for SMMEs’.

Jimmy Moyaha, independent analyst, unpacks Sun International’s latest results. Prof Ines Meyer, chair of the Living Wage South Africa Network, considers whether a living wage could strengthen SA businesses. Absa Business's Faisal Mkhize explains why small businesses should have topped the SADC Summit agenda.

Vernon Sinden from Investec Business and Commercial Banking says ‘a lot of clients are moving ocean freight to air freight, because of the unpredictability in the market, weather conditions and so on,’ and now opting for just-in-time ordering.

Nick Kunze of Sanlam Private Wealth previews Tuesday’s Q2 GDP figures and the impact of the Middle East storm. Investec’s Vernon Sinden on what the Suez Canal reopening means for SA businesses. Plus, Richard Henwood of Merchant West Investments unpacks SA Reits’s August performance.

Independent economist John Loos expects the ongoing Middle East conflict to lead to postponable end-of-year spending as well as an interest-rate hike.