Despite the rest day on Tuesday, the Rand could not catch a break this last week, as global tension rose once again...
Heritage Day or Braai day on Tuesday provided some
Well, another action-packed week...
...with a heap of events, some planned and some not, there was more than enough action to keep everyone interested.
The economic events came thick and fast, and
What a fascinating week in the markets as we see the Rand continue to claw back the losses from the last few months of Dollar strength.
It has been a long
A week of uncertainty - with the Rand on the defensive - saw more range-bound trading from the local currency...
As much as many would like to see it break free
If stability was something that you were looking for in this last week, then you were looking in the wrong place...
...however, it does seem that the Rand is in a
The Rand has had to weather a global storm over the last few weeks perhaps only rivaled in recent times by the 2008 financial crisis...
We live in interesting times, and
The Rand collapse continued this last week to the dismay of all South Africans alike...
...and for many, they did not see this coming - and got caught badly!
I do trust
It turned out that it really was the calm before the storm...
As our last Rand Review had it "Rand momentum continues...but for how long?" - this was not an unfounded
It was quite an enterprising week for the Rand as the local currency continued to keep the pressure on the Dollar...
It was a big week for events too, with SARB
Another week on the front foot for the Rand, as the global market took a turn for the worse.
It appeared as if many months of uncertainty with the Trade War
An interesting week for the Rand saw a bit of calm descend on the markets, as we traded in a narrower range from Monday through to late Thursday...
...an unusual calm
Well, well, well...
With the Rand on the ropes (with Eskom slumped by its side), it pulled off a major comeback week to strengthen over 3% in a few days to
What a rummy old week for the Rand...
In fact, a rummy old month! June has been chaos from one end to the other!
Mr. Market never ceases to amaze, as the
The week could not have ended a moment too soon for the Rand, as it limped in to the finish line with hope all but lost...
A collapse of epic proportions
Well, what a week...!
The Rand was back to its volatile best ... if you can call it that...
...we saw huge spikes, as the market whipsawed dramatically many times during the
A topsy-turvy week for the Rand saw a break back over R14.50 to the Dollar...
There was plenty happening, with local politics and as well as global economic and political
Well, what an interesting week that was...
These are the types of weeks that make the forex game so interesting, as we see human sentiment playing out over and over