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Rand trading must come with 'govt health warning'
March 16, 2016--The rand has recovered to below R16/$ after hitting R16.24 after Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas admitted that the Guptas offered him the top job ahead of 9/12.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria Missing in Global Investment Destinations
March 16, 2016--Against the backdrop of Nigerian equities market's bearishness, which experts blamed on the sliding value of the Naira against the dollar, which made foreign portfolio investors to dump their shares,
a notable international investment advisory agency-The Credit Suisse-in its Investment Solutions & Products (IS&P) team's report, published in late last year, on opportunities to invest in select emerging markets in 2016, had excluded Nigeria and other African countries but points to stock markets...
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rand breaches R16/$
March 15, 2016--The rand has breached the R16/$-level as a barrage of factors, including domestic political turmoil, put pressure on the local unit.
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Source: FIN24
Rally in global sentiment lifts JSE
March 14, 2016--A positive mood has returned to world markets and the JSE responded by lifting all major indices higher.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weakens on Gordhan's Moyane comments
March 14, 2016--The rand has weakened in late afternoon trade amid political uncertainty caused by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's comments on the Tax commissioner.
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Source: FIN24
Old Mutual dip drags down JSE
March 11, 2016--The drop in Old Mutual shares has pushed the Financial index lower, which in turn the hit the All-share and Top 40 indices.
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Source: FIN24
Rand recovers on calmer global markets
March 11, 2016--The rand has regained some ground as calm returned to global markets following frenetic trade and increased risk aversion triggered by the European Central Bank.
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Source: FIN24
South Africa: Investors Take Profit On News of Old Mutual Split
March 11, 2016--Old Mutual's share price dropped more than 6% on the JSE on Friday, after the group confirmed plans to separate its activities into four business units: OM Asset Management, Nedbank, Old Mutual Emerging Markets and its UK wealth business.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE rally still going strong
March 4, 2016--The JSE has continued its strong recovery, with financial shares taking a breather but commodities maintaining a solid rally on the back of global growth prospects.
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Source: Fin24
Rand's wild ride shows cost of being a currency everyone trades
March 4, 2016--The rand will be used to hedge global investors' positions in terms of risk aversion, says an expert, after recent strife in SA sent the rand
tumbling 3.5% and back up again.
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Source: FIN24
