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Rand takes beating as Gordhan drama deepens

August 24, 2016--On a day dominated by the continued unfolding of the drama between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the Hawks, the rand appears to have been one of the victims.

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Source: FIN24


Resources rise but rest of JSE in doldrums

August 23, 2016--Resources shares have been the stars on the JSE, but the rest of the market was still in limbo as the big dual-listed shares took a breather after their strong run.

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Source: FIN24


Rand plunges on report Hawks circling Gordhan

August 23, 2016--The rand has fallen to its weakest level against the dollar in three weeks after a report claiming the Hawks ordered Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to report to its offices.

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Source: FIN24


JSE heavyweights rally on weak rand

August 22, 2016--The big dual-listed shares on the JSE, which represent most of the market's value, have staged an impressive comeback after languishing in the doldrums.

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Source: FIN24


Rand retreats on US rate hike prospects

August 22, 2016--The rand has continued its retreat against a strengthening dollar as rekindled expectations of a near-rate rise kept investors cautious.

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Source: FIN24


Nigerians Look to Traditional Gods for Economic Salve

August 20, 2016--Wearing pristine white gowns and cowry shells, red feathers in their hair, a group of Nigerian priestesses sang as they slaughtered chickens for the river goddess, asking for good fortune in these turbulent times.

Thousands of Nigerians came out to Osogbo, a three-hour drive from Lagos, on Friday to celebrate the river goddess Osun and put their hardships behind them as people turn to traditional gods for hope in the face of a likely recession and with no end in sight to the country's economic woes.

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Source: allAfrica.com


Rand, stocks weaker after hawkish Fed comments

August 19, 2016--The rand has retreated for a third consecutive session to its weakest level in a week against the dollar while stocks also fell, on signs the US could lift rates.

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Source: FIN24


Oil price surge dents rand rally

August 19, 2016--An almost 25% gain in the oil price this week has put a damper on the rand's rally, but the real concern remains the interest rate outlook for the US Federal Reserve.

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Source: FIN24


JSE gains on weak dollar and Standard Bank results

August 18, 2016--The JSE has been a big benefactor as the dollar failed to break out from a low, with financial shares also advancing from Standard Bank''s satisfactory results.

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Source: FIN24


Soft rand helps big JSE rand hedge shares recoup losses

August 17, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have made up initial losses incurred in earlier trade and most of the major indices were higher again, supported by a weaker rand.

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Source: FIN24


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Europe ETF News


July 02, 2025 Valour Launches Eight New ETPs on Spotlight Stock Market, Including Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Unus Sed Leo (LEO), OKB (OKB), Polygon (POL), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Arbitrum (ARB), and Stacks (STX)
June 16, 2025 ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 12, 2025 Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 12, 2025 ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany
June 10, 2025 ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter

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Asia ETF News


July 02, 2025 Fujitsu to develop ETF trading platform based on TSE's CONNEQTOR and provide it to Australian Securities Exchange
June 25, 2025 QFIIs Gain Access to Onshore ETF Options As A-share Market Opening Deepens
June 18, 2025 Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches MIRAE ASSET TIGER CHINA GLOBAL LEADERS TOP3 PLUS ETF, Tracking Solactive-KEDI China Global Leaders TOP3Plus Index
June 13, 2025 Post-Adjustment ChiNext Index Attracts Global Assets with Low Valuation and High Growth Potential
June 13, 2025 Unlocking Consumption to Sustain Growth in China -World Bank Economic Update

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Global ETP News


July 07, 2025 WTO issues new edition of World Tariff Profiles
July 03, 2025 Flow Traders-Tokenization in Capital Markets: A Market Maker's Perspective
June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 
June 10, 2025 Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions

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Middle East ETP News


June 19, 2025 GCC: Growth on the Rise, but Smart Spending Will Shape a Thriving Future
June 16, 2025 Saudi Exchange leads market losses across the GCC

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June 30, 2025 OECD-Environment at a Glance Indicators
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