01 December 2021 South African Rand Finding its Feet

The Rand notched up a hat-trick of gains over the Dollar, Pound and other major currencies by the mid-week interval following a sharp reversal from last Friday’s 2021 lows.

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26 November 2021 South African Rand Slips on Nu Variant Fears and Dollar Strength

ZAR on course for hat-trick of losses vs USD and GBP as a new incarnation of coronavirus adds to domestic risks.

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22 November 2021 South African Rand Charts Warn of Vulnerability as Dollar Sets Direction

The Rand entered the new week in a position of vulnerability after recent losses undermined a pair of important resistance levels for the USD/ZAR exchange rate, giving rise to a risk of further los…

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18 November 2021 South African Rand Drops after SARB Raises Cash Rate

The Rand whipsawed after the SARB raised its cash rate with price action coming as a strong Dollar appeared to weigh on many currencies.

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15 November 2021 South African Rand "Risks Marked Weakness" if the SARB Doesn't Hike says Investec

"The rand risks marked weakness if the MPC does not hike the repo rate this week as other EM currencies pull ahead," - Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist at Investec.

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10 November 2021 Pound / South African Rand Forecast: Bouncing, but Short-term Downtrend Set to Resume

GBP/ZAR is rising after finding support at the 20.00 handle and bouncing.

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27 October 2021 South African Rand Risks Retesting August Lows as Global Market Tide Turns

The Rand tumbled alongside many other currencies in the mid-week session as the global market tide turned against risky assets while lifting perceived safe-havens in price action that could lead th…

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19 October 2021 South African Rand: Commerzbank Lower Forecasts

Investor confidence in the Rand has been permanently shaken by the July riots, while expectations for interest rate rises at the U.S. Federal Reserve will act as a global headwind to the currency.

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08 October 2021 South African Rand to Walk Tightrope of Risks in October

The South African Rand pared away some of September’s losses in the opening week of October but a tightrope of risks still litters the currency’s path through the remainder of the month and could s…

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