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Rand under pressure as market eyes US rate hike
November 23, 2015--The rand has snapped a five-day winning streak against the dollar,
reflecting renewed concerns about the impact US rate hikes could have on emerging markets.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: NSE-Foreign Portfolio Investment Accounted for 22.52 Percent of Transactions in September
November 23, 2015--Amidst the consistent volatility at the nation's capital market in recent times, there are indications that foreign portfolio
investors have continued to exit the Nigerian economy in search of better deals in other jurisdiction.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE massacre wipes out Lonmin market capitalisation
November 20, 2015--What was left of Lonmin's market capitalisation has almost been wiped out,
as JSE investors mostly tread water after the previous session's workmanlike gains.
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Source: FIN24
Rand holds on to gains after rate hike move
November 20, 2015--The rand has held on to the previous day's gains against the dollar,
after the South African Reserve Bank raised the repo rate.
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Source: FIN24
Rand, bonds flat ahead of rates announcement
November 19, 2015--The rand has traded close to its previous closing level against the dollar,
with traders and analysts expecting it to stay in a narrow range.
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Source: FIN24
JSE down on rate hike jitters
November 18, 2015-Financial markets have been nervous amid uncertainty over
an interest rate increase and by midday the JSE had slipped almost 1% after the previous two days' gains.
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Source: FIN24
Rand on the back foot amid rate hike uncertainty
November 18, 2015--The rand has fallen against the dollar amid investor uncertainty over whether the Reserve
Bank will raise interest rates this week.
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Source: FIN24
Financials fillip boosts JSE
November 17, 2015--A near-2% rise in the Financial 15 index has lifted the
rest of the JSE higher as bargain-hunting continued in the morning session.
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Source: FIN24
Rand slightly firmer but vulnerable after Paris attacks
November 16, 2015--The rand has bucked the emerging markets trend in the wake of deadly attacks in Paris but remains
vulnerable to broad-based dollar strength.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: The Re-Emerging African Debt Crisis
November 16, 2015--By the end of the 1990s, significant portions of the African debt had been written off or re-scheduled.
Today this problem is re-emerging due to several factors including the decline in commodity prices, growing class divisions and reliance on foreign direct investment. This year, Africa's sovereign debt levels rose to 44 percent of GDP, a 10 percent rise from 2010.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
