{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"what's pushed Purple Group +140% this Year? And a Bull Case for SA Inc.","description":"\ud83c\udf0d Worldwide Markets Episode 650 \u2013 1 October 2025 Hosted by Simon Brown Powered by Standard Bank Global Markets &amp;amp; the Shyft Global Money App \ud83d\udcb3\ud83c\udf10  \ud83d\udd11 Key Topics This Week \ud83d\udcc8 Purple Group* &amp;amp; EasyEquities   Purple Group share price up ~150% this year \ud83d\ude80   Results driven by non-revenue income (inactivity fees &amp;amp; loyalty program)   Strong client acquisition via Capitec &amp;amp; Discovery Bank partnerships \ud83c\udfe6   Trading volumes soaring in a bullish market \ud83d\udcb9     Purple Group | YTD to close 29 Sep 25 \ud83d\udcb0 Top 40 hits 100,000   Thanks to gold miners &amp;amp; PGMs \u26cf\ufe0f   AngloGold Ashanti* up nearly 200% in 2025 \u2728   Bitcoin also at record highs: $110k \u2013 $115k \u20bf   \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Bull case for SA Inc.   Eskom turns profit \u26a1, load shedding largely behind us   FAFTA gray list exit expected late October \u2705   Stronger rand &amp;amp; softer oil price supporting consumers \u26fd   Lower inflation, potential rate cuts in the US vs. SA rates hold \ud83d\udcb5   Bond yields easing = cheaper government borrowing \ud83d\udcb8   \ud83d\uded2 Boxer trading update   Like-for-like sales up 5.3%, turnover +13.9% \ud83d\udcca   EPS guidance strong but valuation looks pricey vs. Shoprite* \ud83c\udf4f   \ud83e\udd16 Nvidia\u2019s* self-dealing investments   Billions poured into OpenAI, CoreWeave &amp;amp; Mistral \ud83e\udde0   Risks of dot-com style &quot;self-dealing&quot; re-emerging \u26a0\ufe0f   Simon remains a cautious Nvidia shareholder   \ud83d\udcc9 Global delistings trend   JSE listings halved over 20 years \ud83d\udcc9   US market also down from 8,000+ to ~4,000 listings   Private equity &amp;amp; venture capital keep firms private longer \u23f3    \ud83d\udcc5 Upcoming Event Standard Bank Power Hour \u2013 Warren Buffett: Blueprint for a Lifetime of Investing \ud83e\uddab\ud83d\udca1 \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f 16 October, 17:30 SAST \ud83d\udccd Rosebank, Johannesburg (in-person &amp;amp; webcast)  \ud83d\udcdd Simon\u2019s Notes    Obsidian vs Evernote: experimenting with second-brain systems \ud83d\udcda\ud83e\udde0   Thanks for all listener feedback \ud83d\ude4f    \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Closing 10 more episodes left before Simon\u2019s year-end break \u2708\ufe0f \u201cLook after yourself, and if you can, look after somebody else too.\u201d \u2764\ufe0f Simon Brown * I hold ungeared positions.  All charts by KoyFin | Get 10% off your order  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown","author_url":"http:\/\/www.justonelap.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38408210\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/439341\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38408210"}