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3 May 2019 · 20:58 Community
Rand weakens as elections approach

At 0630 GMT the rand was 0.09 percent weaker at 14.5525 per dollar after dipping to 14.5675 overnight, as the market focussed on U.S. job numbers due later…

by Staff Writer
27 Feb 2019 · 09:24 General
Rand steady on soft dollar after fed comments

JOHANNESBURG - The rand held steady in early trade on Wednesday as the dollar hovered near a three-week low after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated that…

by Staff Writer
27 Dec 2018 · 20:09 General
#Randreport: Rand edges up in 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, while stocks were lower as positive…

by Staff Writer
10 Dec 2018 · 10:31 General
Rand firmer as dollar slides on soft payroll data

JOHANNESBURG - The rand firmed in early trade on Monday as the dollar dropped after soft US payrolls data fuelled speculation that the Federal Reserve may stop raising…

by Staff Writer
4 Dec 2018 · 09:41 General
Rand gains ahead of GDP data

The rand rose early on Tuesday ahead of economic growth data release for the third quarter ended September, amid renewed demand for risk assets as the United States…

by Staff Writer
13 Nov 2018 · 11:04 General
Rand firms on US-China trade optimism

The rand firmed against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday, in line with a rise in stocks, as hopes of a de-escalation in the Sino-US tariff war…

by Staff Writer
22 Oct 2018 · 11:12 General
Rand firmer in early trade, focus on budget speech

South Africa’s rand firmed against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday, as investors awaited the new finance minister’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement and consumer price inflation…

by Staff Writer
18 Sep 2018 · 14:50 General
Rand strengthens against dollar

The rand has strengthened in early trade as a weaker dollar lifts investor appetite for riskier assets after United States President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10% tariffs…

by Staff Writer
10 Sep 2018 · 09:40 General
Rand softer as U.S. rates, trade war weighs

South Africa’s rand kicked off Monday on the back foot against the dollar as concerns about higher lending rates in the United States and an escalation in a…

by Staff Writer
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