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Concerns raised over state of SA economy going into 2019
While emerging markets have come under pressure, ratings agencies have expressed their concerns about a number of challenges facing South Africa.
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Rand gains ahead of GDP data
The rand moved in tandem with other emerging markets which have been buoyed by thaw in tensions between the world’s top two economies as presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping struck a deal at the G20 summit over the weekend in Argentina.
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Global growth outlook for 2019 dims for first time: Reuters polls
At the start of 2018, optimism about a robust global economic outlook was almost unanimous among respondents.
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Rand gains, in line with emerging markets
The rand has gained more than 1% since the end of last week, defying expectations that it would see selling pressure after another US interest rate rise.
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Kganyago: Reserve Bank closely monitoring the rand
The volatile rand and possible rising inflation have been highlighted as just two factors that could see the Reserve Bank raise the repo rate in the near future.
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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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Rand weaker as emerging markets knocked by trade war fears
The threat of Washington imposing heavier trade sanctions on Beijing intensified after US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would take a tougher stance with China on trade.
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Analyst: Local, global factors driving rand’s decline
The rand is currently trading at R14.69 to the dollar, R19.13 to the pound and R17.16 to the euro.
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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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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.
