Sa rand drops
#RandReport: Rand slips, stocks dragged lower by Barclays
The rand weakened 0.4% to 13.1875 per dollar as a third consecutive trade surplus failed to lift the cloud of political uncertainty.
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SA’s rand extends losses, stocks set to open flat
At 0645 GMT, the rand traded at 13.0500 per dollar, 0.6% weaker from its New York close on Monday.
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South Africa’s rand dips as risk revival dents resources
The rand was also hit by some selling on technical factors as it broke through the R13.1000 support ahead of a bank holiday on Thursday.
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#RandReport: Rand slips on downgrade fears; Bidvest lifts stocks
Standard & Poor’s and Fitch are due to make public their decisions on its rating in June.
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Rand takes a hard knock over Gupta controversy
The rand broke through the R16 to the dollar mark & continued to drop throughout yesterday.
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Grain SA warns of further increases in maize, wheat prices
South African traders have had to import 770,000 tons this season.
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#RandReport: Rand hits another record low, stocks ease
The rand briefly touched 14.4950 against the dollar, its weakest on record according to Thomson Reuters data.
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#RandReport: Rand touches record low, stocks rise
The rand stumbled to 14.4400 to the dollar, its weakest on record according to Thomson Reuters data.
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SA's business confidence hits 16-year low
The Business Confidence Index fell to 84.3 in August, retracting to an even lower level than in June.
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#RandReport: Rand slips to 10-day low, stocks up as resources gain
The rand extended losses, slipping 0,4 percent to 13,4915 per dollar, after failing to shrug-off aversion.
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SA rand remains at 13-year low
The rand extended losses against the US dollar as emerging markets expect US interest rates to increase.
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IMF urges SA's vigilance on inflation despite falling oil prices
SA's economy is still struggling since the recession and SARB says interest rates will have to gradually rise.
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Rand slumps 1 percent in commodity currency sell-off
The rand fell more than 1 percent against the dollar tracking losses by other commodity linked currencies.
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Rand tumbles in emerging market sell-off
The currency firmed slightly after data showed the domestic trade deficit narrowed to R2.91 billion.
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Rand bonds bid time ahead of risk events
The Rand and government bonds didn't change much on Monday.
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Rand falls to fresh 8-month low
The rand continues to spiral against the dollar due to a sharp widening of the trade deficit.
