Asian stocks fell, with a regional benchmark index poised to snap its longest winning streak since December 2013,

China's Rally Is Pushing Its Companies Back Into the Rank of World's Largest Stocks and

US retail data misses estimates but still shows positivity

Violence erupted in the Durban CBD as foreign nationals retaliated when locals tried to loot their shops. Hundreds of people across the greater Ethekwini Municipality have been forced to flee over the past week, to escape attacks and looting. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to State Security Minister David Mahlobo and political analyst, Professor Somadoda Fikeni

An economics news update with ETF Strategist & Advisor Nerina Visser :

• The IMF has again downgraded its outlook for SA GDP – to just 2% – citing electricity shortages as the primary reason
• The US earnings season and,
• The world's central bankers and finance ministers gather in Washington this week for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank

Market update with markets analyst Clive Ramathibela: Chinese stocks rally and surge the MSCI Asia Pacific index, Eskom woes continues as the workers down tools in support of fired contract workers at Medupi power plant, Rand drops by 1% as the Dollar strengths again major currencies

Malawian authorities say they are working to repatriate about 400 of their nationals who have been made homeless during a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Durban, South Africa. The Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa says that many have fled their homes with nothing. The Malawian authorities are organising temporary travel documents for those being driven from their homes and hope they will begin returning to Malawi by the end of the week. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to correspondent in Malawi, George Mhango

An update of economic news and markets with Nerina Visser, ETF Strategist & Advisor: Naspers broke through R2000 per share intraday yesterday • BHP Billiton recently announced plans to create a new global mining company called South32 through a demerger

An update of economic news and markets with Nerina Visser, ETF Strategist & Advisor

• Naspers broke through R2000 per share intraday yesterday

• BHP Billiton recently announced plans to create a new global mining company called South32 through a demerger

The EFF leader Julius Malema will have to wait until the first of June to know whether his provisional sequestration order is made final or scrapped by the North Gauteng High court. This is according to court papers filed by the South African Revenue Service (Sars). Malema has been accused by Sars, of lying about his source of income. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Malema's Lawyer, Tumi Mokwena.

Battle for the leadership of the DA has begun following Helen Zille's announcement that she will not stand for re-election at the party's elective congress slated for the 9th of May in Port Elizabeth.

1. The Fed is focused & steady, the ECB is accommodative and generous, and markets are in celebratory mood - will Q1 results season in the US be the party pooper?
2. If all of this is making you nervous, should you try to avoid a possible bear market, or just ride out the inevitable pullbacks?
3. Helen on the way out, Hillary on the way in? It's a bit like Greece on the way out, Iran on the way in . But what does the progress with talks in Iran mean for the oil price?

OUTRO: That was Nerina Visser - Strategist at ETF SA