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Rand firms on easing trade tensions, equities down
At 1510 GMT the rand was 0.67% firmer at 15.1975 against the dollar.
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Rand firms against greenback, stocks rise
The dollar weakened as traders focused on weaker aspects of the April US payrolls report.
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Rand weaker after US Federal Reserve holds lending rates, stocks gain
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signalled little appetite to adjust them any time soon.
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Rand firms on falling dollar, stocks up
Investors’ appetite for riskier currencies was boosted on Friday after Chinese data showed exports rebounded last month.
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Rand steadies, investors eye US Federal Reserve policy meeting
Caution prevailed among investors as Eskom said it would continue implementing power cuts on a rotational basis as it struggles with generating capacity shortages.
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#RandRreport: Rand firms as trade optimism lifts emerging markets
Analysts expect the rand to remain volatile as it reacts to global factors and concerns over the domestic economy.
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#RandReport: Rand weaker before next Brexit showdown
At 15:05 GMT the rand was trading at 14.4050 per dollar, 0.42% weaker than its New York close of 14.3450 on Tuesday.
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#RandReport: Rand falls on subdued risk appetite
At 15:20 GMT the rand was 0.77% weaker at 14.0425 against the US dollar.
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#RandReport: Rand firms after Moody's hints at ratings reprieve
The rand rose 0.37% to 13.9675 to the dollar by 16:07 GMT compared with the previous day’s close of 14.0200 in New York.
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#RandReport: Rand, stocks tumble as China data disappoint
Stocks saw their largest single-day drop since August, as risk aversion globally weighed on the local market.
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#RandReport: Rand firmer on positive trade data
South Africa’s trade deficit swung to R3.49 billion surplus in November from a revised R4.28 billion deficit in October, official data showed on Friday.
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#RandReport: Rand edges up in light year-end trade
The rand gained on Thursday against a dollar weakened by lingering concerns about the trade wrangle between the United States and China.
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#RandReport: Rand slides on risk aversion, stocks down
The dollar gained as weak economic data in China encouraged investors into the perceived safety of the US currency.
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#RandReport: Rand slips on hawkish Fed
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady but struck an expectedly hawkish tone that fed into some dollar gains and put emerging market currencies under pressure.
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#RandReport: Rand falls on subdued risk sentiment
The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to maintain the hawkish language seen in recent policy statements while keeping interest rates unchanged this time.
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#RandReport: Rand weaker, stocks fall before US midterm elections
Investors are bracing for a split Congress, with Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and Republicans holding their advantage in the Senate.
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#RandReport: Rand eases further on budget worries, stocks bounce
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni predicted wider budget deficits and cut growth forecasts in his medium-term budget on Wednesday.
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#RandReport: Rand, bonds slump after budget disappoints
Investors remained skittish as Africa’s most industrialised economy struggles with ballooning debt that risks pushing its sovereign credit ratings deeper into ‘junk’ territory.
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#RandReport: Rand firms; Clover shines in flat stock market
The focus now turns to Wednesday’s budget speech by new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and the September CPI data.
