The Nielsen Network

Bitcoin is being integrated into traditional market infrastructure investments. On the payments front companies like Visa and MasterCard have come out and they presented the crypto roadmaps. So on all these fronts, and not to mention regulation, Singapore, came out, which is the global anti money laundering standards body, and they came out recently, and they set out very clear guidance, which I think is an indication that regulation is coming. And we're seeing crypto regulation or regulation of cryptocurrency intermediaries like, you know, being more closely aligned to that of banks and traditional financial institutions. So it's always difficult to pinpoint the exact reason for a price change. That's why we don't ever comment on why the price is moving in the short run. But over the long term, it is hard. And you look at all the progress that has been made in the market across all the different spectrums. It's very clear that these you know, there's a lot of momentum in the market. But I think the most important thing for anyone listening to this, from my personal perspective, I put money into it that I didn't mind losing. So at some point Ethereum becomes a form of exchange or Bitcoin becomes a form of exchange that we all trust. Right now it's in that very early kind of bubble type phase where it's just going higher and higher all the time, but equally it could crash tomorrow.  It's not an investment in the way David looks at money. It's not that kind of traditional asset. But you can't ignore the fact that the speed of the movement of this thing is unbelievable at the moment be it Bitcoin be at anything else.

Get the lowdown on: The Fed’s decision last night, the upcoming Nov SA interest rate decision, SA inflation concerns an Evergrande update and the Impact of the SA local government elections on economic growth.

Dr Adrian Saville, Genera Capital and Mia Kruger, Kruger International drive the conversation on money, investments, inflation, renewed Evergrande concerns and   of course throw forward to the Hottest Stocks.

The Cape Town Stock Exchange expects to hit a R15bn market capitalization by Feb 2022. Eugene Booysen the CEO of the Cape Stock Exchange is very bullish on the Exchange's future and says he is pleasantly surprised at how many counters and issuers have approached them. TWK Investments, well known in the South Africa agriculture sector is the first listing on the Exchange and FD Eddie Fivaz gives a first hand account of the listing experience and his expectations for the future relationship.

We look at how important the view on global inflation has become in terms of monetary policy decisions by central banks and what that means for markets.   Just how bad have global supply disruptions become? Why 23 October is critical for Evergrande after their talks to sell just over 50% of the business failed and we look at SA economic prospects as we head into festive season.

Get the lowdown on your money and investments with local and global experts. China Real Estate, The Fed, Commodities, Energy and Crypto. If it all hits the wall where can you hide? AND We always bring you the Hottest Stocks.

The Founder of Purple Group Mark Barnes is in the Hot Seat while Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth and Investments, Joanne Baynham Sterling Wealth and Mia Kruger Kruger International cover the best investment themes in this volatile world.

Kevin gives us the weekly lowdown on key economic drivers of the markets including China's Real Estate Crisis and The Energy Crisis that is gathering momentum.

Alarm bells are going off everywhere when it comes to the stability of the global financial system. In China Evergrande could be just the tip of the iceberg with regards to the heavily indebted Chinese real estate industry. In the US the Fed may have a runaway train when it comes to inflation and experts are calling Stagflation a reality - high inflation, low growth and high unemployment.  We have a range of views on the panel today. One thing is for sure its not black or white, but we've assembled the experts to help you shape your investment decisions in these uncertain times.  We've also managed to gather some Hot Stocks if you are building your portfolio.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA Secretariat recently announced  the operational roll-out of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a revolutionary Financial Market Infrastructure to enable instant, cross-border payments in local currencies between African markets. By simplifying cross-border transactions and reducing the dependency on hard currencies for these transactions, PAPSS is set to boost intra-African trade significantly and underpin the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).    PAPSS will serve as a continent-wide platform for the processing, clearing and settling of intra-African trade and commerce payments, leveraging a multilateral net settlement system. Its full implementation is expected to save the continent more than US$5 billion in payment transaction costs each year.     The development of a pan-African payments infrastructure has been made possible by some of the continent’s leading institutions. The platform has been developed by Afreximbank, who also acts as the main Settlement Agent in partnership with participating African Central banks. The implementation of the infrastructure is taking place in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat with the endorsement of the African Union (AU).    The commissioning of PAPSS follows a successful pilot phase in the countries of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), with live transactions done in an instant. The West Africa Monetary Institute (WAMI) collaborated with Afreximbank in launching the system in the WAMZ. This an important milestone for the continent and PAPSS is now engaged in advanced discussions with other national and regional institutions to rapidly expand continent-wide connectivity.Afreximbank provides settlement guarantees on the payment system and overdraft facilities to all settlement agents. To accelerate expansion and ensure settlement finality, Afreximbank has approved US$500 million to support the clearing and settlement in West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) countries. It is estimated that a further US$3 billion will be made available to support the systems continent-wide implementation.