FOLLOWNG on our article titled “The Economics of Oil” and our analysis on the impact of oil price shocks on inflation, we assess how the traffic jam on Suez Canal might have impacted oil prices. (more…)

FOLLOWERS of motorsport and performance cars in general will be more than aware of Audi’s credentials when it comes to setting pulses racing. In the whole history of international rallying, it’s the SWB Group B Audi quattro that stands out like no other before or since which accounts…

AN important aspect in forecasting inflation trends is assessing the impact of temporary price shocks. (more…)

IN this era of slick-shifting dual clutch “auto” boxes or ever more responsive torque converter self-shifters, the continued use by the Japanese in particular of sleepy CVT transmissions is all the more mystifying. (more…)

THERE are so few new saloon cars around these days that if you want to remain anonymous, it’s not the type of car you need as the genre, despite its rarity, now stands out like a sore thumb among a sea of SUVs and bakkies. (more…)

WHEN litigants go to court seeking orders sounding in money, it is with the intention of securing maximum value. So, when the question of whether to claim for foreign currency as opposed to local currency arises, it goes without saying in which direction clients tend to lean. (more…)

COGNITIVE ability is defined as a “mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience” (Gottfredson, 1997). (more…)

THE lockdowns, which many governments have put in place since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, have placed involuntary trade embargoes within or without their national borders and this has had a severe economic impact especially on establishments relying on actual customer contact. (more…)

FOR many years now, investing was driven by ticker symbols and traditional asset classes such as properties and commodities. (more…)

THERE appears to be consensus that global and regional growth prospects in 2021 are hinged on the pace of vaccine deployment. (more…)