30 July 2019 South African Rand Poised for Downward Correction, says Technical Analyst, as Ratings Agencies Circle 

  The Rand ceded ground to a buoyant Dollar and Brexit-stricken Pound Sterling Tuesday as financial markets await the latest financial results from ailing power utility Eskom, although multiple…

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29 July 2019 South African Rand Jumps Against Sterling, but a Move Higher in GBP/ZAR still Possible this Week

Despite the Pound falling sharply against the South African Rand at the start of the new week, our technical studies suggest GBP/ZAR still has the potential to climb this week.

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26 July 2019 The South African Rand: Humbled by Moody's but Standard Bank Reiterates Bullish Forecast

The Rand fell sharply during the final sessions of trading ahead of the weekend after Moody's warned that a government plan to rescue ailing power utility Eskom is endangering South Africa's top cred…

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24 July 2019 South African Rand Unimpressed by Eskom Support Package as Market Contemplates Moody's Rating

The Rand is vulnerable to a reversal of its recent gains over the coming weeks and months, according to analysts at Commerzbank, who say a government plan to save the ailing power utility Eskom fro…

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23 July 2019 The Pound-to-South-African-Rand: Finding Support on the Charts

The Pound-to-Rand rate was trading around 17.28 Tuesday following six weeks of losses, although studies of the charts suggest the pair has now found support and could be due a period of sideways co…

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19 July 2019 South African Rand Forecasts at Risk from SARB Rate Cut

The Rand ceded ground to a stabilising Dollar and Pound Friday but the outlook for the currency going forward has now been dented by a South African Reserve Bank (SARB) interest rate cut and t…

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18 July 2019 South African Rand Takes Rate Cut in its Stride after Reserve Bank Neglects to Indulge Market Hopes for More

The South African Rand extended gains over the Pound and Dollar in the final session of the week as investors continued to reward the central bank's decision not to cut interest rates as much as th…

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17 July 2019 Rand Tipped to Go Higher as Banks Eye Inflation-busting South African Government Bond Yields 

The Rand could benefit disproportionately from a continued rally in emerging market because "real yields" on government bonds are at their highest in years, according to analysts at Bank of America…

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15 July 2019 The Pound-to-Rand Rate in the Week Ahead: Sideways Consolidation Looks Likely 

The Pound-to-Rand rate wass trading around 17.38 on Monday after having fallen almost a full percentage point thus far in the new week, but studies of the charts suggest the pair will probably stal…

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