05 March 2019 Rand Rises after Growth Surpasses Expectations but Risks Lurk in the Longer Grass of March

The Rand advanced against the U.S. Dollar and Pound Tuesday after official data showed the economy growing faster than was anticipated in the final quarter of last year, but local analysts are warnin…

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04 March 2019 Pound Uptrend vs. South African Rand Tipped to Extend by the Charts

Technical studies suggest the Pound remains favoured over the South African Rand, but expect volatility to be provided by the release of South African GDP data and a decision on Eskon tariffs.

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26 February 2019 South African Rand Seen Drawing Support from Fed Retreat in March but Moody's May Gatecrash the Party Soon After

  The Rand has risen more than 1% against the U.S. Dollar and other major currencies in the last week and could go on to enjoy a solid bid from the market throughout the coming month, according…

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25 February 2019 The Pound-to-South-African-Rand Rate in the Week Ahead: Trading within Established Ranges

The Pound-to-South-African-Rand rate was trading at 18.07 Monday after rising more than 0.5% in the previous week, although the exchange rate is set to remain directionless within an established mu…

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20 February 2019 Rand Stages Rapid Recovery against Pound and Dollar after Government Budget Plan Unveiled

The Rand was volatile Wednesday after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni set out its latest budget plan and as markets attempt to gauge whether its proposals for the public finances will be enough to sa…

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19 February 2019 Pound Tipped to Extend Uptrend vs. South African Rand, Budget Statement Dominates ZAR's Week Ahead

Investors are seen selling the South African unit ahead of the country's annual fiscal statement as uncertainty over the state of the national utility supplier Eskom, as well as the possible introd…

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14 February 2019 The South African Rand is a Sell ahead of Next Week's Budget says UniCredit 

The Rand will be vulnerable to further losses during the months ahead, according to analysts at UniCredit Bank, who are telling clients to sell the South African currency ahead of next week's budge…

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12 February 2019 The South African Rand "Risks Further Weakness" after Moody's Warning says Investec Bank 

The Rand is at risk of fresh weakness during the months ahead according to economists at Investec Bank, who say South Africa could see the outlook for its credit rating downgraded if the February b…

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11 February 2019 Pound vs. South African Rand Rate in the Week Ahead: Birth of New Short-Term Uptrend

From a technical perspective, the short-term trend in the Pound-Rand exchange rate may be changing to 'up' after the rise this morning broke to new highs, above the previous February 07 highs.

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