Market Watcher: Energy prices fuel inflation fears

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb · Oct 12, 2026 · 9m

Gary Booysen of Rand Swiss unpacks market pressures amid geopolitical tensions and

disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude above $105 a barrel. He examines the

potential impact on inflation ahead of this week’s US CPI figures, contrasts these with

Chinese inflation data, and discusses the outlook for US markets as earnings season begins,

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