All articles by Cathy Dixon

No quiet end to the year in terms of the stock market

Business 01 Dec, 2020

IT'S safe to say that 2020 will live on in many people’s memories as a year like no other and as we enter the last month of the year it is with a sense of relief.

What a difference a day makes

Business 17 Nov, 2020

LAST week was totally dominated by the shock announcement on Monday that Pfizer and BioNTech had achieved 90 per cent success rate on the prevention of Covid-19 in trials involving 43,000 people.

Trump or Biden... implications for the markets

Business 03 Nov, 2020

OVER the last few weeks and months there has been huge speculation over the outcome of the US Presidential election, which has significance not only for the US but also for the rest of the world.

Recalling that bleak Monday from 33 years ago...

Business 20 Oct, 2020

IT'S 33 years ago that one of the most notorious days in stock market history took place - "Black Monday", October 19 1987.

Major global situations casting a shadow over markets

Business 06 Oct, 2020

USUALLY at this time of year all eyes would be on the party conference season.

End of the Indian summer

Business 22 Sep, 2020

AS we approach the final quarter of the year, it seems relatively safe to say that this has been a very abnormal year and it is not over yet.