12 February 2018 Pound-to-South African Rand Rate Forecast For the Week Ahead

South African politics is likely to be the main driver of the pair with an appreciation of the Rand likely if president Zuma is ousted from power.  

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06 February 2018 South African Rand Headed Back to 3 Year Highs as “Zexit” Speculation Reaches Fever Pitch

  "At present it looks as if the era Zuma was finally nearing its end, which would of course be good news for the rand," - Antje Praefcke, Commerzbank.

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05 February 2018 Pound-to-Rand Rate Forecast for the Week Ahead

The South African Rand still looks poised for more gains versus the Pound in the coming week as a compelling bearish pattern forms on the weekly chart.

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02 February 2018 Rand Forecasts Upgraded by Goldman Sachs as Analysts Tip Even Further Gains

“FX returns could be front-loaded if the presidency changes hands in the next few weeks and a rating downgrade is avoided,” Zach Pandl, global co-head of foreign exchange at Goldman Sachs.

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01 February 2018 South African Rand's Rally at Risk of Fading if Zuma Does Not Go Soon: Analysts

A bellwether of how entrenched President Jacob Zuma is will come on February 08, at the The State of The Nation address, while February's budget statement is a hard deadline for change.

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29 January 2018 Pound-to-Rand Rate's Forecast for the Week Ahead

The Pound-to-South-African Rand is forecast to continue falling to as low as 14.50 as the outlook for the Rand improves.

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25 January 2018 Pound-to-Rand Rate Forecast to Fall to 15.50 as Rand Continues Uptrend

The Pound-to-Rand exchange rate has shown little volatility of late unlike other Rand pairs, but it may catch up as some weakness is forecast eventually.

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23 January 2018 Rand Forecasts Upgraded at Barclays, no Moodys Downgrade Expected

As Ramaphosa pushes for reform and speculation mounts over President Jacob Zuma's departure, analysts are becoming more optimistic in their forecasts for the Rand. 

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22 January 2018 South African Rand the Comeback Kid for 2018 As Markets Bet on Ramaphosa’s Reforms

Efforts to oust President Zuma are gaining momentum and fuelling a rally in the Rand. When the dust settles on politics, the SARB will take centre stage again.

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