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JSE down as investors eye US growth data
June 24, 2015--The attention on the JSE has been more focused on the growth data from the US than on local growth
figures as investors search for rate hike clues.
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Source: FIN24
Rand stable ahead of local and US GDP data
November 24, 2015--The rand has been steady against the dollar, with dealers expecting narrow range trading ahead of US data which could shed light on the
timing of interest rake hikes.
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Source: FIN24
South Africa-9 slides you must see about GDP's slow growth
November 24, 2015--Quickly understand why SA's economy has grown by only 0.7% in the third quarter (announced on Tuesday by Stats SA) and which sectors have pulled down the country's growth levels.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: 3D Printing Ready to Reshape Home Building
November 24, 2015--The technology could bring about the fastest, cheapest and greenest construction ever seen, says Anielle Guedes.
Optimists tend to envision a future with perfectly automated cities, full of technology and without poverty or hunger. Most tend not to think of the path needed to create this new urban fabric, as if it will miraculously emerge like the futuristic, planned settlement of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
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Source: allAfrica.com
JSE down as US rate hike confidence grows
November 23, 2015--All major JSE indices have slipped amid growing confidence of a US Federal Reserve
interest rate increase in December, with resources and gold the biggest losers.
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Source: FIN24
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
