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BN Briefing: Metals shock, Trump-Xi thaw, SA emigration squeeze and Cathie Wood’s 2026 picks

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Tonight’s BizNews Briefing unpacks the gold and silver whipsaw, with Peter Major pointing to Chinese margin rule changes as the core trigger. It then tracks signs of US-China stabilisation, examines South Africa’s tax and exchange-control headaches for emigrants, and closes with Cathie Wood’s latest read on where global investment flows are heading in 2026.

5 Feb 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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