Market Standard 15 March 2021

Offshore / $1.9trillion stimulus bill signed by Biden and on route / Tencent on notice as China cracks down on fintech players / The tech-heavy Nasdaq has underperformed the Dow for four straight weeks — a first since 2016 / Friday 1,357,111 people were screened at U.S. airports, marking the highest number of travellers since the pandemic began. / U.S. 10 Year Treasury hits 1.625 / Huawei listed anew as a threat to US national security Local / GDP for 2020 -7% / SA records first annual surplus in 2020 (last was 2002) / Woolies sells Elizabeth Street Property / MTN results (dividend cancelled) and Ambition 2025 / AfroCentric results / Aspen results see more debt slashed