31 December 2018 Pound's Advance on South African Rand Reaches Resistance Point

The South African Rand was seen outperforming peers at the start of a new week for global FX, however gains are proving harder to come by against a resurgent Sterling which appears to be benefiting…

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18 December 2018 South African Rand at Risk of Entering Downtrend vs. Sterling

It is still quite early to determine whether this bounce represents a real change of trend or just a temporary pull-back but the evidence suggests there is a strong chance it could represent a chan…

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17 December 2018 The Pound-to-Rand Rate in the Week Ahead: Range-bound ahead of Federal Reserve Decision

The Rand shifted down a gear late last week after an impressive run higher earlier on, although some analysts say downside for the South African currency is likely to be limited during the week ahe…

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10 December 2018 South African Rand Under Pressure vs. Sterling but Forecasts Suggest too Early to call a New Trend

The Pound is firmly back above the 18.00 threshold against South Africa's rand at the start of the new week; the gains to 18.10 coming despite a broad-based sell-off in Sterling, but it is too soon…

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04 December 2018 Rand Outlook Improves after Economy Exits Recession and as Stars Align for a Further Recovery

The Rand hit a new four-month high Tuesday as investors responded to figures showing the economy returning to growth in the recent quarter, and as the international environment continued to improve…

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03 December 2018 Pound-to-South African Rand Rate in the Week Ahead: More Downside Expected

The geopolitical changes taking place in relation to trade are a major driver for ZAR and given the already bearishly inclined technicals, we see the downtrend in GBP/ZAR extending in the week ahea…

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28 November 2018 Pound's Downtrend Against the South African Rand Likely to Extend

The short-term trend in GBP/ZAR is however still one of weakness so we would expect any strength in Sterling to ultimately peter out and the downtrend to resume.

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26 November 2018 South African Rand to Outperform in 2019: Morgan Stanley

Analysts at global investment bank Morgan Stanley are backing a stronger South African Rand in 2019.

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21 November 2018 South African Rand Scores another Multi-month High after Reserve Bank Hikes Interest Rate

The Rand reached a fresh three-month high Thursday after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) surprised markets by raising its interest rate for the first time almost three years. 

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