26 January 2023 Softer South African Rand Helps GBP/ZAR after Energy Woe Stifles SARB

A softening South African Rand helped to lift GBP/ZAR alongside USD/ZAR and others in the penultimate session of the week after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) downgraded forecasts for t…

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24 January 2023 South African Rand's Abundant Headwinds Tilting GBP/ZAR Risk Higher 

The Pound to Rand exchange rate is one of the best performing Sterling pairs of the year thus far and could be set to retain an upside bias in the days ahead owing to abundant headwinds weighing on…

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18 January 2023 Pound to South African Rand Rate Benefiting from Core Inflation Divergence

  The Pound to Rand exchange rate remained buoyant around the 21.0 level and close to one-month highs in mid-week trade after South African inflation surprised on the downside of expectations i…

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17 January 2023 UK Data and SA Energy Woe Brings 21.0 into View for Pound to Rand Rate

The Pound to Rand exchange rate climbed to one-month highs early in the new week and appeared on course to rise back above the 21.0 handle for a period of time in the days ahead but much likely dep…

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10 January 2023 Directional Risk Tilted Higher for Pound to Rand Rate Short-term

The Pound to Rand exchange rate has reversed its New Year losses and with the South African currency emerging as a tentative underperformer in the G20 bucket thus far Sterling could now be in the e…

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04 January 2023 Pound to Rand Overvaluation Fades in Early New Year Trades 

The Pound to Rand exchange rate entered the New Year on the back foot and with early trades pulling Sterling closer toward the 20.32 to 19.77 range it would trade in when fully discounted by the re…

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19 December 2022 Pound to Rand Week Ahead Forecast: Ramaphosa Rally Brings 20.80 into View

The Pound to Rand pair entered the new the week on the back foot after the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the African National Congress incited a rally in South African excha…

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19 December 2022 South African Rand Leaps Higher on Ramaphosa Win

The Rand appreciated in value on news the African National Congress (ANC) has reelected President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader.

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15 December 2022 Softer South African Rand Offsets Weaker Sterling to Support GBP/ZAR 

The South African Rand softened against most comparable currencies in recent trade with an underperformance that has helped to keep GBP/ZAR buoyant above 21.0 and near to this year's highs tho…

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