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Rand firmer as Turkey boosts emerging markets
Moody’s comment at a conference in Johannesburg on Thursday that it was unlikely to cut Pretoria’s foreign debt to non-investment grade, despite last week’s surprise slide into recession, has also supported the rand.
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Radebe: Outlook for fuel prices in October of major concern
The government forked out R500 million this month to cap at five cents an expected R1,25 a litre petrol increase.
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Turkey’s lira steadies amid Erdogan’s move to boycott US electronic products
The lira’s weakness has rippled through global markets. Its drop of as much as 18% on Friday hit European and US stocks as investors fretted about banks’ exposure to Turkey.
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#RandReport: Rand firmer as technical point to recovery
At 15.00 GMT the rand was 0.8% firmer at 13.4800 per dollar, marking a third consecutive day of gains amid a heavy emerging market selloff.
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Rand to weather emerging markets storm, tighten up vs dollar
The rand is expected to recover to 12.50 per dollar in 12 months from 12.76 currently, more than 2% firmer.
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Frugal innovation: the quiet revolution that is fighting off inequality
Just 1% of the world’s population now holds over 35% of all private wealth, more than the bottom 95% combined.
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China’s economy could grow 6.5% in 2017: think tank
Industrial output could grow 5.9% this year, down from an estimated 6.1% in 2016.
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Kenya secures deal to keep duty-free access to EU market
Kenya secured the continued free access to EU markets after it signed the deal with the EU.
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What is happening to the rand?
Kaon Capital CEO Brigid Taylor says the problem with the rand is that South Africa is at the back foot of what is happening globally.
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Shares extend losses as China sows confusion
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.8 percent to its lowest since late 2011.
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All eyes on China after weeks of market turmoil
China is headed for its slowest economic expansion in 25 years and markets have slumped by 40 percent.
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Stocks claw higher, EM currencies sag
The rand weakened 0,3 percent following weak consumer confidence data.
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Nintendo plans console for emerging markets
The company wants to capitalise on higher entertainment budgets from a growing middle class.
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Investors shun emerging markets
A net 29 percent of investors are underweight emerging equities, a record low for the survey.
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EM currencies up on US jobs data
The rand and Turkish lira both reversed early losses to trade slightly higher against the dollar.
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Coal prices tumble
Commodity price developments often go hand in hand with growth in emerging economies.
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Davos: Bosses wary in rocky emerging markets
The balance between emerging and developed economies is a central topic at the World Economic Forum.
