Daily Market Commentary Flash Note - 29 June 2020

Currencies

Rand holds steady as local infection rates increase.

Commodities

Oil kept falling after just its second weekly drop since April.

Equities

NPN reports; US markets closed on Friday with jobs numbers due Thursday.

Date

Region

Event

Actual/Expected/Prior

Implications

30/06

GDP

–/-0.8%/-0.5%

Expected to contract by 4% on a quarterly basis driven by weak demand and electricity supply shortages.

30/06

CPI

–/0.8%/0.9%

Core inflation expected to drop from 0.9% previously to 0.8%.

30/06

GDP

–/-1.6%/-1.6%

GDP expected to remain at -1.6%.

01/07

Manufacturing PMI

–/49.8/50.2

Expected to decrease to 49.8.

02/07

Unemployment

–/12.4%/13.3%

June unemployment rate expected to improve to 12.4%.

Nedbank CIB Market Commentary | CIBMarketComm@Nedbank.co.za | +27 11 537 4091

Source: Nedbank

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