Finance FAQs edition 1: JSE | Working Capital | Emerging Markets

People use financial terms all the time, but rarely have a proper understanding of them. Simple terms aren’t always so simple. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, but people are still nervous to ask. From time to time, I’ll deal with a set of unrelated topics or questions in the finance world. Feel free to submit ideas for …

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Globetrotting through the JSE

Those of you who watch the markets have probably wondered how on earth the JSE manages to rally on a day when bad news comes out about the South African economy. ???????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? Most JSE indices (e.g. the “All Share Index”) are market cap weighted. This means that larger companies carry a higher weighting in the index. …

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