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Tapering fears spook rand
November 12, 2013--The rand was trading near its lowest level in more than two months on Tuesday amid fears that the US Federal Reserve could begin tapering its stimulus sooner than thought.
The rand was at R10.4010/$ at 07:54, down nearly 0.2% from Monday's New York close
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Source: FIN24
SA stocks end flat
November 11, 2013--South African stocks ended flat on Monday but platinum producer Lonmin shone as it returned to profit with forecast-beating results.
Johannesburg shares of Lonmin, the world number 3 platinum producer which is also listed in London, ended 5.5% higher at R56.55 after earlier hitting R59.09, its highest level in 18 months, according to Thomson Reuters data.
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Source: FIN24
Rand steady vs dollar
November 11, 2013--The rand held steady against the dollar early on Monday, finding a stable footing after strong US jobs data knocked emerging market assets at the end of last week.
Dealers expected a quiet trading session with no domestic data and little happening in offshore markets.
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Source: FIN24
South Africa: Study -South Africa Economy Grew Steadily Over Two Decades
November 8, 2013--South Africa's economic growth since the fall of apartheid has been significant, according to a new report from investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.
The company combined several barometers to look at what has happened in South Africa's economy since 1994.
"South Africa in the last year has tended to have a motional, somewhat negative reaction both domestically and internationally," said Colin Coleman, managing director of Goldman Sachs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
SA stocks decline as rally loses steam
November 8, 2013--Stocks ended lower on Friday, dropping 1.3% as investors cashed in recent hefty gainers such as AngloGold Ashanti and Richemont after a string of record highs.
Shares of Standard Bank, bucked the downward trend, ending flat after Africa's biggest lender said it was in talks to sell its London trading business and confirming an earlier Reuters report.
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Source: FIN24
Rand slips against buoyant dollar
November 8, 2013--The rand fell as much as 1% against the greenback on Friday as US jobs data reignited expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut back on asset purchases that have fed billions of dollars into high-yielding emerging markets.
Government bonds weakened in tandem with the currency, pushing their yields to multi-week highs across the curve.
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Source: FIN24
SA stocks snap record run
November 7, 2013--Stocks fell for the first day in five trading sessions on Thursday as retailers such as Truworths were battered by concerns about slowing sales growth.
Further evidence of muted consumer demand in Africa's largest economy made it easy for investors to cash in after a string of recent record highs.
The benchmark Top-40 index is now trading at nearly 20 times earnings, making Johannesburg the most expensive emerging market among 30 indices tracked by Thomson Reuters.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: New Data to Show That Nigeria Has Overtaken South Africa as Africa's Largest Economy
November 6, 2013--Nigeria is expected to release revised economic figures in December to show that the country has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest economy.
The Nigerian economy has been growing faster than the South African economy for some years. In 2012 Nigeria's economy grew by 6.6% while South Africa's grew only between 2-3%.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Rand falls as risk appetite wanes
November 6, 2013--The rand fell more than 1.3% against the dollar on Tuesday to its weakest level in two months as waning global risk appetite and the threat of more strikes hurt sentiment.
It was the second worst performer after Brazil's real in a basket of 20 emerging market currencies.
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Source: FIN24
SA stocks scale record highs
November 5, 2013--South African stocks scaled record closing peaks for the second straight session on Tuesday, with platinum producers such as Impala Platinum leading the uphill charge on a weaker rand.
The rand fell over 1% on wider emerging market jitters, a boon for platinum producers and other mining companies which export metal for dollars.
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Source: FIN24
