Windfall for Gold Fields

Good Morning Voornaam,

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The Gold Fields stock chart is incredible

If you hold shares in Gold Fields, you can thank me now. Ever since I sold my stake after the initial pop of the failed Yamana deal, it's been one-way traffic to the moon. It's a pleasure.

My unfortunate history with gold aside, I've included a price chart in Ghost Bites this morning that is extraordinary. With a long-term lens, the recent share price performance looks like a tech stock in the height of the pandemic. To add fuel to that fire, there's now a deal in Canada for an asset that is literally named Windfall. Whether that name will prove to be prophetic or not, these are important times in the gold industry.

There are also updates on Anglo American's debt raise, Choppies getting upset with the Financial Mail, Ellies needing to be patient with Bundu Power, Impala Platinum struggling with production numbers, Kibo Energy punting biofuel as an alternative to conventional coal, Renergen filing its annual report and Textainer demonstrating a turn in the shipping cycle.

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The US labour market is cooling off

JOLTS data was under expectations for the second month in a row, with TreasuryONE noting that job openings in the US are at the lowest level in two years. The US labour market seems to be cooling off, putting more of a risk-off narrative into the market. Markets have fully priced in a 25bps hike at the FOMC this week, so the focus is likely to be on the commentary after the meeting.

The rand has been testing the upper end of the R18.00 to R18.50 range.

Brent Crude fell over 3% based on weak Chinese economic data and the expectation of further monetary policy tightening. Although OPEC+ countries have cut production, other factors (including Iran and Russia finding buyers for output) continue to weigh on prices. Brent Crude has dropped below $77 a barrel. p>

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