Best Simonbrown Podcasts (2026)

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The Best, and Worst, on the JSE in 2025 17:50

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🌍 Worldwide Markets — Episode 660 🎙️ The Best and Worst of the JSE in 2025 📅 10 December 2025 🎧 Final episode of the year — back 14 January 2026 💼 Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets & Shyft 🏁 Opening Thoughts Last podcast of 2025! 🎉 A huge thank-you to listeners, watchers and everyone who engaged across the year 🙏 A wild year for markets, but …

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It's been a year, but markets loved it 17:43

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Worldwide Markets – Episode 659 Show Notes "It's Been a Year… But Markets Loved It" 📆 3 December 2025 🎙️ Host: Simon Brown 🏦 Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets & Shyft — the global money app. 🌍 Opening: A Wild Year That Somehow Ended Beautifully Despite chaos from January to April — tariffs, collapsing markets, surging yields, rand at 19.90 — …

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Best and worst JSE Stocks Over the Last Decade 20:49

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dd 🌍 Worldwide Markets – Episode 658 📅 26 November 2025 🎙️ Hosted by Simon Brown 💼 Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets & Shyft 🔥 This Week's Big Themes 📊 JSE 10-year returns — miners dominate! 💽 Nvidia results: great numbers, strange market reaction 🥇 Harmony goes big on copper 🛠️ SA Inc sleeper stock ready to run with GDP recovery 📦 Process/Te…

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Good Things Happening in SA | How to Spot the Bubble Popping 20:23

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Worldwide Markets — Episode 657 (19 November 2025) 🗓️📈 🔥 This Week on Worldwide Markets Good things are happening in South Africa 🇿🇦, bubble-watching on global markets 🎈, fresh ETF listings from Ninety One 📊, strong local results (Astral 🐔, WeBuyCars 🚗, Ninety One 💼), and the Year-End Power Hour opens for bookings 🎤✨. 🎈 Bubble Talk: When Does It Po…

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JSE in the Cross Hairs (and Proposing Changes) | Don't Fight the Trend 21:05

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Worldwide Markets – Episode 656 (12 November) Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets and Shyft – the global money app that puts travel, shopping, payments and investments in the palm of your hand 🌍💸 1) JSE Under Pressure 🏛️⚖️ Two issues in the spotlight: a) Competition Commission Complaint A2X alleges JSE is being anti-competitive around BDA & set…

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When Will The Markets Crash? | Optasia IPO Fails to Pop 17:43

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🌍 Worldwide Markets – Episode 655 Date: 5 November Host: Simon Brown Powered by: Standard Bank Global Markets & Shyft – the global money app for travel, payments & investing. 🎙️ This Week's Big Questions When will markets crash? 🤯📉 Will we finally get a sovereign ratings upgrade? 🇿🇦🔼 Optasia* lists… but no IPO fireworks 💼🔔 SA vehicle sales accelera…

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Gold took us up … and Gold will take us down 18:09

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🌍 World Wide Markets Ep. 654 — 29 October 2025 🎙️ "Gold took us up … and gold will take us down." 🪙 Gold Takes the JSE for a Ride Gold led the JSE to record highs — and now it's leading it back down. Year-to-date returns: Gold +49 %, Harmony +87 %, Pan African +126 %, DRD +150 %, Gold Fields +162 %, AngloGold Ashanti* +167 %! Excluding dividends! S…

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Optasia, AI-enabled fintech business, listing on the JSE. Worth buying? 19:24

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🌍 Worldwide Markets Ep. 653 – Gold Crashes, Markets Burn, and Optasia's JSE Listing 🎙️ Hosted by Simon Brown 📅 Recorded: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 📈 Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets, Retail & Shyft – The global money app that puts travel, shopping, payments and investments in the palm of your hand. 💥 Local Markets Crushed A brutal day on the …

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JSE Large Caps with Great Dividend Yields 22:18

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🎙️ Worldwide Markets Ep. 652 — "Dividends, Gold, and Gearing Gone Wild" 📅 15 October 2025 | Hosted by Simon Brown | Powered by Standard Bank SHYFT 🪙 Gold Rush Continues Gold is unstoppable! 🚀 Now trading above R4,100/oz, the yellow metal has clocked eight consecutive green weeks — the longest winning streak since early 2024. Simon digs into: 📈 Hist…

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Value on the JSE? We find the Cheapest Shares 25:20

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🎙️ Worldwide Markets Ep. 651 — "Value on the JSE? We Find the Cheapest Shares" (8 October 2025) 📅 Recorded Tuesday afternoon | Powered by Standard Bank & SHYFT 💡 Episode Overview This week Simon Brown digs into value on the JSE — where the cheapest shares might be hiding 👀. He also unpacks: The Purple Group* pullback 🟣 ETF returns so far in 2025 📈 …

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what's pushed Purple Group +140% this Year? And a Bull Case for SA Inc. 19:55

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🌍 Worldwide Markets Episode 650 – 1 October 2025 Hosted by Simon Brown Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets & the Shyft Global Money App 💳🌐 🔑 Key Topics This Week 📈 Purple Group* & EasyEquities Purple Group share price up ~150% this year 🚀 Results driven by non-revenue income (inactivity fees & loyalty program) Strong client acquisition via Capi…

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Your Second Brain | Managing all the Data and Putting it to use 16:23

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🌍 Worldwide Markets Ep. 649 – Building a Second Brain 🧠✨ Recorded on 24 September 2025 (from the beach!) – Hosted by Simon Brown This week, Simon takes a break from market talk 📉📈 to explore something equally powerful: how to manage the flood of data and information we face every day. Instead of focusing on stocks, currencies, or central banks, he …

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Three Stocks with Cash & Shares Worth more then their Market Cap 22:22

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🌍 World Wide Markets Ep. 648 – Cash-Rich Companies, Fed Cuts & China's Housing Woes Host: Simon Brown Date: 17 September 2025 📉 China's Housing Market New house prices fell 2.5% YoY – still negative since May 2022. Bottomed in October 2023 (-5.9%) and now trending upward. Reflects weak Chinese consumer confidence, similar to South Africa 🇨🇳🇿🇦. Ever…

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Alphabet Wins & Makes New Highs | OPEC Boosts Production 17:43

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🌍 Worldwide Markets – Episode 647 (9 Sept 2024) This week on *Worldwide Markets*, Simon Brown dives into global markets, tech giants, crypto shifts, commodities, and currencies. Recorded a day early before heading to Leaderex, here's what's moving markets right now. Powered by Standard Bank and Shyft. 💳🌐 📊 US Jobs & Rate Cuts US jobs report was a m…

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Twenty Years of Poor EM returns | Sixty60 almost a R20bn Revenue Business 20:43

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ðŸŒ Worldwide Markets Ep. 646 – 3 September 2025 ðŸŽ™ï¸ Hosted by Simon Brown Powered by Standard Bank & Shyft, the global money app ðŸ'³ðŸŒ ðŸ"ˆ Key Topics This Week ðŸŒ Emerging Markets: 20 Years of Poor Returns EM ETFs have underperformed vs. the US and gold 20-year CAGR: ðŸ"Š NASDAQ: +1,400% (14.5% CAGR) ðŸŸ¡ Gold: +700% (10.9% CAGR) ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ S…

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Naspers Stock Split | UK Yields at Worst Levels this Century 22:45

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📌 Key Themes This Week 📊 Naspers share split – AGM approves a 5-for-1 split to make shares more affordable for smaller investors. 💬 Jackson Hole update – Jerome Powell's last appearance as Fed Chair, shifting focus from inflation to jobs. Markets pricing in September & December rate cuts with high certainty. 💸 Trump & the Fed – Trump fires Fed Gove…

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Buffett Buys UnitedHealth, should you? | The Google Listing with a Twist Turns 21 19:24

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🌍 Worldwide Markets Ep. 644 – 20 August 2024 🎙️ Hosted by Simon Brown This week's episode dives into Buffett's latest moves, Google's iconic IPO, and big results from Standard Bank, MTN, and Sasol. Here's what you need to know: 📈 Buffett Buys UnitedHealth – Should You Follow? Berkshire Hathaway picked up UnitedHealth (UNH). Stock has fallen from $6…

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Share Buy Backs; the Good & the Ugly | Market Loving the Sasol Update 20:09

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🇺🇸 US Inflation – Numbers come in softer than expected 📊, fuelling hopes for a **September rate cut** from the Fed 🏦. ⛽ Sasol trading update – PE under 3 😮, H2 profits looking stronger, and the market loving it (+9.7% 🚀). 💰 Share buybacks – Why US companies love them, the tax angle, and Apple's massive \$100bn spree 🍏. Apple out standing shares 🪙 G…

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SARB & Treasury Fight Over Inflation | Which MPs Hold Crypto? 21:08

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🎙️ Worldwide Markets – Episode 642 📅 Recorded: Tuesday, 5 August 💼 Host: Simon Brown 🌍 Powered by Standard Bank Shyft – The global money app for travel, shopping, payments & investing. 🔮 Market Highlights 📈 Purple Group* rocks 🚀 Share price has more than doubled since April lows. 🧾 PE at 56, but strong growth potential and product expansion. 💼 Simo…

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SARB has not added to gold reserves in two decades | Which JSE stocks will be hit by tariffs? 21:51

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🔺 Tariffs Incoming 🇿🇦 SA faces 30% US tariffs starting Friday. 🚗 Auto industry, 🍊 citrus, 🚚 logistics & 🧪 fertilizer sectors (like Omnia, Kaap Agri, Impact) to feel the heat — but no fatal blows expected. 📉 MPC Policy Misfire? 💰 SA inflation at 3%, but rates still stuck at 10.75%. 📉 Is the MPC behind the curve? Simon says: Yes. 📉 Calls for a rate c…

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Is a Lower Inflation target a Bad Idea? Is Afrimat Offering Value? 18:16

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🌍 This week on Worldwide Markets, Simon dives into a packed show covering inflation, earnings, property deals, and opportunities in local stocks. Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets and Shyft — your gateway to global investing. 🌐💸 📉 Inflation Target Cut – A Bad Idea? • SA may shift to a 3% inflation target 📊 • Risks of higher interest rates 😬 •…

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What's with Bitcoin Treasury Companies? | Ouch US CPI and Chinese Home Prices 18:22

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🎙 This Week in Markets: US inflation ticks higher 📈, putting pressure on rate cuts. Powell's in no rush. Local rates also due end-July. 🏘 China Housing Trouble: 3 years of negative home price growth in China 🇨🇳. Citizens frustrated as property values slide. Evergrande and other ghosts still haunt. Chinese Home prices Year-on-Year | June 2025 🚀 Elon…

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Trump's Big (and Messy) Plan to Save America and Reduce the Deficit and Debt 20:16

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Simon's on holiday in sunny Durban 🌞 but couldn't resist diving into what might be Trump's grand economic plan. On the surface, it's tariffs, spending cuts and tax breaks—but is there real strategy underneath the chaos? 🔹 Trump's Big Idea: Use tariffs to raise revenue and onshore manufacturing 🏭 🔹 Debt Drama: US debt now > $30 trillion 😬 🔹 Tariffs …

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Market Surprises, Trump's Tariffs & Commodities Soaring | 2025 Year-to-date returns reviewed 18:33

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The Year So Far 📈 Market returns in 2025 tell a story of extreme volatility rather than predictable trends. The US 10-year yield spiked above 4.5%, shaking confidence before Trump walked back tariffs. Trump's Second Term 🏛️ Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China, and NATO tensions triggered waves of uncertainty. A 90-day tariff pause ends soon—more volat…

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EAC, the only fee that matters | Gold or PGMs? 18:37

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💸 Know Your Fees: Effective Annual Cost (EAC) Not all fees are created equal — EAC is the real number to watch. Applies to retirement products, LISPs, and unit trusts — not to stockbrokers. 📊 Understand the difference: TER (Total Expense Ratio) TIC (Total Investment Cost) EAC (includes platform + advisor + product fees) 🍏🍏 Apples-to-apples: Compare…

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The Best, and Worst, on the JSE in 2025 17:50

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It's been a year, but markets loved it 17:43

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Best and worst JSE Stocks Over the Last Decade 20:49

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Good Things Happening in SA | How to Spot the Bubble Popping 20:23

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JSE in the Cross Hairs (and Proposing Changes) | Don't Fight the Trend 21:05

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When Will The Markets Crash? | Optasia IPO Fails to Pop 17:43

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Gold took us up … and Gold will take us down 18:09

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Optasia, AI-enabled fintech business, listing on the JSE. Worth buying? 19:24

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JSE Large Caps with Great Dividend Yields 22:18

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Value on the JSE? We find the Cheapest Shares 25:20

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what's pushed Purple Group +140% this Year? And a Bull Case for SA Inc. 19:55

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Your Second Brain | Managing all the Data and Putting it to use 16:23

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Three Stocks with Cash & Shares Worth more then their Market Cap 22:22

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Alphabet Wins & Makes New Highs | OPEC Boosts Production 17:43

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Twenty Years of Poor EM returns | Sixty60 almost a R20bn Revenue Business 20:43

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Naspers Stock Split | UK Yields at Worst Levels this Century 22:45

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Buffett Buys UnitedHealth, should you? | The Google Listing with a Twist Turns 21 19:24

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Share Buy Backs; the Good & the Ugly | Market Loving the Sasol Update 20:09

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SARB & Treasury Fight Over Inflation | Which MPs Hold Crypto? 21:08

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SARB has not added to gold reserves in two decades | Which JSE stocks will be hit by tariffs? 21:51

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Is a Lower Inflation target a Bad Idea? Is Afrimat Offering Value? 18:16

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What's with Bitcoin Treasury Companies? | Ouch US CPI and Chinese Home Prices 18:22

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Trump's Big (and Messy) Plan to Save America and Reduce the Deficit and Debt 20:16

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Market Surprises, Trump's Tariffs & Commodities Soaring | 2025 Year-to-date returns reviewed 18:33

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EAC, the only fee that matters | Gold or PGMs? 18:37