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JSE shrugs off adverse news to hit new high
April 23, 2015--The market seems able to put a positive spin on bad news, with major indices on the JSE all
trading at new all-time highs for reasons that sometimes defy logic.
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Source: FIN24
Rand eases on strong US housing resale data
April 22, 2015--The rand has weakened against the dollar as the greenback widened its gains on strong US housing
data, adding pressure on emerging market currencies.
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Source: FIN24
Rand on back foot as Greece fears hit markets
April 21, 2015--The rand has slipped to near a one-week low as the US dollar recovered recent losses
, boosted by market fears that Greece may default on its debt.
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Source: FIN24
Global uncertaintly puts damper on JSE
April 20, 2015--Uncertainty on world markets has affectd the JSE
with not much movement in the major indices in early trade.
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Source: FIN24
IMF-Africa's Short-term Priority: Tackle Shock of Lower Oil Prices
April 17, 2015--Overall outlook favorable, but oil price drop trims oil exporters' growth prospects
Decline in oil prices offers unique change to reform energy subsidies
More economic diversification can tap strong opportunities for long-term growth
Managing the impact of sharply lower oil prices is sub-Saharan Africa's short-term policy priority, IMF African Department Director Antoinette Sayeh said.
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Source: IMF
JSE consolidates as market awaits data
April 17, 2015--The JSE has been consolidating as investors await
international economic news that can influence future developments in the local market.
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Source: FIN24
Rand recovers as soft US data weighs on dollar
April 16, 2015--The rand has strengthened against the dollar as soft US housing and jobs data weighed on the
dollar, adding uncertainty over the timing of a rate rise from the Federal Reserve.
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Source: FIN24
Rand softens, traders eye Eskom woes
April 15, 2015--The rand has been on the back foot against the dollar
driven lower by global market movements as investors worried about the impact of load shedding.view more
Source: FIN24
Naspers takes beating, drags JSE down
April 14, 2015--Profit-taking in Naspers shares has continued unabated after investors started taking
advantage of the record run through the R2 000 mark in the previous session.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: End of the Commodity Super-Cycle Weighs on Growth
April 13, 2015-Sub-Saharan Africa's growth will slow in 2015 to 4.0 percent from 4.5 percent in 2014, according to World Bank projections released today.
This downturn largely reflects the fall in the prices of oil and other commodities, notes Africa’s Pulse, a twice-yearly World Bank Group analysis of the issues shaping Africa's economic prospects released today at the start of the World Bank Group’s 2015 Spring Meetings...
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Source: World Bank
