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    Rand eases on global trade tensions

    At 0820 GMT, the rand traded at 13.7200 versus the dollar, 0.35% weaker than its close on Tuesday.

    1503 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com.

    #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.

    1515 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    #RandReport: Rand recovers after soft CPI data, EM rebound

    At 1300 GMT the rand was 1.15% firmer at 13.5850 per dollar, pulling away from the crucial 14.00 mark that traders said would trigger deeper losses.

    1517 days ago
  • Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on 10 May 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Malaysian PM Mahathir says growing countries need different trade protections

    Mahathir said the ideal would be a broad trade pact such as the East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC) he proposed during his previous administration.

    1527 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    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.

    1530 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    SA bonds: the 'next big emerging market story'

    South African bonds have become a top 2018 trade with investors.

    1663 days ago
  • Stock market. Picture: EPA.

    Global politics hit emerging stocks, currencies

    Tensions around the Middle East & the Korean peninsula weighed on emerging markets on Monday, with stocks extending losses for a third day & currencies weakening against the dollar.

    1953 days ago
  • Containers staked up in the Port of Shanghai, China, 29 November 2013. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    2051 days ago
  • Volkswagen South Africa. Picture: vw.co.za

    VW to launch ride hailing in Rwanda as part of Africa expansion

    Emerging markets with poor transportation links have become a key battleground for establishing new mobility services.

    2061 days ago
  • Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. Picture: Facebook.com

    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.

    2146 days ago
  • The South African rand. Picture: Craig Wynn/EWN.

    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.

    2292 days ago
  • A stock trader reflected in a market screen. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    2408 days ago
  • A teller counts yuan banknotes in a bank in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    2534 days ago
  • The South African rand. Picture: Craig Wynn/EWN.

    Stocks claw higher, EM currencies sag

    The rand weakened 0,3 percent following weak consumer confidence data.

    2873 days ago
  • The company wants to capitalise on higher entertainment budgets from a growing middle class.

    Nintendo plans console for emerging markets

    The company wants to capitalise on higher entertainment budgets from a growing middle class.

    3021 days ago
  • The South African rand. Picture: Craig Wynn/EWN.

    Investors shun emerging markets

    A net 29 percent of investors are underweight emerging equities, a record low for the survey.

    3100 days ago
  • The rand reversed early losses to trade slightly higher against the dollar. Picture: Craig Wynn/EWN.

    EM currencies up on US jobs data

    The rand and Turkish lira both reversed early losses to trade slightly higher against the dollar.

    3111 days ago
  • Commodity price developments often go hand in hand with growth in emerging economies. Picture: EWN.

    Coal prices tumble

    Commodity price developments often go hand in hand with growth in emerging economies.

    3119 days ago
  • The audience listens during the session 'The Reshaping of the World: Vision from Japan' at the congress centre in Davos. Picture: swiss-image.ch

    Davos: Bosses wary in rocky emerging markets

    The balance between emerging and developed economies is a central topic at the World Economic Forum.

    3126 days ago
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