Market Update with Moneyweb
Mon–Thu · 18:00–19:00 SAST. A daily recap of what the show covered, cited to the broadcast minute.
Latest recap · Tuesday, 4 August 2026
A broad market-update episode that mixed sharp moves in oil and PGMs with policy-heavy interviews on crypto rules, Nedbank results, entrepreneurship, agriculture and Cape Town property.
- 18:09
Oil fell below $80 a barrel, lifting equities and strengthening the rand to 16.38/$; US earnings were described as exceptionally strong, with S&P 500 earnings growth running above 45% so far this season.
- 18:17
Draft SARB and National Treasury rules would let individuals move crypto under existing exchange-control allowances, but companies, trusts and partnerships face a blanket ban on cross-border crypto transactions for now.
- 18:18
Existing crypto providers will need a new Finsur licensing regime for cross-border activity, with separate licences for remittance and custodial wallets, and all transactions must be reported to the Reserve Bank.
- 18:26
Nedbank said first-half advances grew 7%, deposits 7% and revenues 6%, but the credit loss ratio worsened to 95 basis points as higher fuel-driven inflation and interest rates squeezed consumers.
- 18:36
South Africa scored 3.9 out of 10 on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s National Entrepreneurial Context Index, with bureaucracy and complex regulation flagged as major brakes on small-business growth.