18 October 2019 South African Rand Charts Point Higher and the Dollar is Crumbling but Some Fear Fresh Losses

The Rand caught a breather Thursday as the Dollar crumbled in response market bets the Federal Reserve (Fed) will soon step up the pace of its interest rate cuts, although analysts are divided in t…

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16 October 2019 The Rand Slides as Lights Go Out at Eskom ahead of Crunch Cabinet Meeting 

The South African Rand slumped Wednesday after national electricity supplier Eskom said it would begin load-shedding following a failure of its power generating assets, just as President Cyril Rama…

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15 October 2019 Pound vs. South African Rand Forecast: Sterling Up Against Resistance from Major Trendline

Despite recent gains by Sterling against the Rand, studies of the GBP/ZAR charts continue to show the pair consolidating beneath tough resistance from a major trendline which could ultimately cap g…

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14 October 2019 The South African Rand Stalls Near October High as Market Awaits Eskom Plan

South Africa's Rand stalled close to its October highs at the beginning of the new week amid waining optimism over the outlook for the U.S.-China trade dispute, although a government plan for …

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11 October 2019 South African Rand on Front Foot After Reforms Win Approval and Trade Outlook Brightens

The hard-hit South African Rand was granted two lifelines this week that sees it approach the weekend on the front foot.

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08 October 2019 South African Rand Clobbered by Forecast of Moody's Downgrade but Recovery Seen Ahead

The Rand was clobbered Tuesday after the influential investment bank Renaissance Capital tipped South Africa to lose its 'investment grade' credit rating next month, although many forecasters say t…

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07 October 2019 Pound's Rally vs. Rand Now Subject to Break Above Technical Trendline

The Pound-to-South-African-Rand is trading at around 18.66 at the start of the new week, up 0.40% so far this week, but studies of the charts suggest the pair may start consolidating beneath the to…

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02 October 2019 South African Rand a Risky Prospect as ANC Reform Statement No Game Changer

The Rand advanced against the Pound and Dollar Wednesday after the governing African National Congress (ANC) appeared to offer support for a long-awaited reform program including specific proposals…

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30 September 2019 Pound vs. South African Rand Week Ahead Forecast: Upside Limited by Major Trendline, Global Risk Trends Form Key Focus

Studies of the charts suggest Pound-Rand could rise up a little further in the short-term but then after that it will probably pull-back on encountering tough resistance. Oil prices, global risk tr…

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