500 episodes listed below
JSE investing with global market context.
WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown tracks the news moving South African portfolios and global watchlists. It moves quickly from JSE results and retail shares to oil, tariffs, AI valuation tools, budgets, and offshore trading.
PRESS PLAY
WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown is a weekly market briefing built around the practical work of watching portfolios in real time. It is anchored in South African investing, especially the JSE, but it rarely stays local for long. Brown connects local retail stocks, yields, unemployment data, budget politics, and the Rand to the global events that can reprice risk overnight. Oil matters. So do tariffs, bank results, gold, fuel prices, fertilizer costs, and the details hidden in a proposed Strait of Hormuz blockade. The show’s pace is brisk and openly time-sensitive, with recordings often marked by the Tuesday moment they were made. That matters because the subjects are moving. A court fight over tariffs can sit beside a Department of Defense press conference, while a South African fuel crisis can sit beside provisions or offshore trading news. The stock work is plain-spoken and numbers-aware. Brown looks at earnings beats, valuation methods, sector weakness, and whether apparent bargains are worth treating seriously. He also experiments in public with AI research workflows, including long company reports and DCF valuation, while stressing that assumptions and sensitivities can change the answer quickly. The format has recurring set pieces, including annual predictions with Mark Ashton and Keith McLaughlin, plus budget discussions with public and business figures. It can be informal, even wry, but the informality serves the analysis rather than replacing it. Brown is comfortable saying he does not know when events are unclear, which gives the show a useful discipline. The result is a market companion for investors who want more than price moves and less than academic distance. It is strongest when the week’s news is messy, because that is where its mix of local detail, global context, and practical portfolio thinking has the most room to work.
Made for: For South African investors who follow shares, macro data, commodities, and offshore market links. It suits listeners who want timely context without losing the practical portfolio angle.
What sets it apart: The show combines JSE-focused stock analysis with fast-moving global risk tracking, from tariffs and oil routes to AI valuation experiments. Its edge is the constant translation of world events into local investor consequences.
All about investing on the JSE with Simon Brown. Every Thursday.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A brisk look at South African retail names where valuation and distress keep pulling in opposite directions.
Simon Brown weighs South African consumer stocks with a clear eye on what remains in a battered sector. He moves through Pick n Pay's sub-20 share price, Spar's slide back to 2011 levels, and the Boxer stake with enough valuation detail to keep the discussion grounded rather…
A prediction show that pairs scorekeeping with concrete market calls and a detail-heavy stock pick.
Worldwide Markets spends its 13th year of predictions looking back at last year's calls before moving into 2026 bets from Simon Brown, Mark Ashton, and Keith McLaughlin.
Demetri Kofinas interviews specialists on geopolitics, energy markets, AI, and finance at length.
BBC's daily business show, from toy-industry founders to Anthropic's Pentagon standoff.
In episode 661 of Worldwide Markets, hosts Simon Brown, Mark Ashton, and Keith McLachlan review their 2025 predictions and make new ones for 2026.
Simon Brown analyzes South African retail stocks to identify value in a beaten-down sector.
This episode discusses the start of the US results season, focusing on Goldman Sachs' strong first-quarter performance and broader market topics like fuel prices and geopolitical tensions in the Straits of Hormuz.
This episode analyzes potential value in South African retail stocks and discusses geopolitical developments affecting markets, including Trump's deadline for Iranian peace talks.
This episode reviews six space stocks ahead of the SpaceX IPO while also discussing current market conditions, including oil price movements and geopolitical tensions.
This episode discusses the resurgence of tariffs under President Trump, exploring legal challenges and potential policy options like Section 301 and Section 338, with insights from Minister Parkstow.
This episode discusses global market impacts of war, fuel, and fertilizer prices on inflation, along with updates on UK CPI changes, Fed chair nominations, and the host's experience using AI tools for stock research.
A panel discussion evaluates South Africa's 2026 budget with insights from the Deputy Minister of Finance, economists, and business leaders.
The hosts review their past predictions and discuss new forecasts for 2026 in global markets, including the Top 40 and Rand.
This episode discusses how to identify when a stock market bubble is popping, based on insights from a Citigroup strategist about the Magnificent Seven stocks and their 200-day moving averages.
This episode discusses gold's record-breaking performance and analyzes large-cap stocks on the JSE with attractive dividend yields, while touching on market trends like ASP Isotopes' acquisition and crypto volatility.
This episode analyzes three stocks with cash and investments exceeding their market cap, along with updates on Chinese house price data, NVIDIA's legal issues, and Trump's proposal to scrap quarterly returns.