Your Forex Transfer Solution.... [Part 3 of 3]
So...
Over the last couple of days, I warned you as to how:
Bank's are literally robbing most people every day on forex transfers...
And then how SARS is
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SARS is Likely Robbing You Too...! [Part 2 of 3]
Yesterday we looked at how bank's are likely robbing you for transferring funds offshore.
BUT...
There is more to it. More frustration.
More problems.
More cost.
A lot of people
The Banks Are Robbing YOU! [Part 1 of 3]
With the Rand having one of its most volatile years, one thing to be thankful about is that we aren't at the levels that we were last year this time,
It’s Not the News – It’s the Mood (Stupid)
As the days counted down to the end of September 2016, all was looking pretty rosy for the Rand.
It had enjoyed three weeks of gains and had all
Rand loses 50c in a few hours - what now?
Tuesday the 24th of August. It was seen to be a calm day in the markets.
The Rand was hovering around R13.55-60 to the US Dollar, and gradually strengthened throughout
What ACTUALLY moves the markets...?
I believe it is important to take a look back the past few months in order to get some clarity and perspective as to the foreign exchange markets and the
To Junk or Not to Junk Status? This is the Question!
3 June 2016
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I have had several questions the past week or so on the chances of a rating downgrade by Standard & Poors (S&P), and what effect this will
Moody's Downgrade, Nkandla Upgrades, Political Meddling and the Markets
5 April 2016
Well, that's the first quarter of 2016 behind us ... in a flash!
And if we all thought that nothing could get any worse after the events of 2015,
Free Report - How to Use Rand Forecasts to Maximum Advantage
17 March 2016
Following feedback from our clientbase, it has been clear that a tutorial/guide/report has been needed in order to give clients a comprehensive overview of our Forecasting System and
Volatile Rand – and Predictably Irrational Investor Behaviour
29 February 2016
In December, the Reserve Bank reported that for the Quarter to September 2015, the Net Investment Position had turned positive for the first time since 1956!
This
Extreme Week for Rand, Markets, Ministers and Emotions
15 December 2015
The week ending 11 December 2015 will go down in SA’s history, as will the few days following.
The markets seemed to initially shrug off the Fitch downgrading (to
Fed Rate Hike Fears and Crystal Balls
1 December 2015
I have been asked a lot about this the past few weeks - what are the chances of a US interest rate increase in December?
In fact, it seems
Bad News, the Rand - and Your Emotions
10 November 2015
Well, we have broken to new highs on the Rand – against both the Dollar and the Pound.
Is there any end in sight? Was there any way
Supermoons – and Laws of (Human) Nature
30 September 2015
Getting up a tad earlier than usual on Monday morning this week was certainly worth it!
The Supermoon eclipse was a rare and magnificent sight – and one
What a Week! What Now?
3 September 2015
Wow, what a week and half it has been!
We said the Rand was at a critical juncture in my last post, and so it was.
But it wasn’t
Dollar/Rand at Critical Juncture
19 August 2015
The Rand has pushed higher the past few days, threatening a test of R13.00 to the Dollar...
... a level last seen on that day (21 December 2001), when
Rand at Extreme of Pattern and Sentiment
5 August 2015
Financial markets have been pretty hectic the past few weeks.
And the past week has been a real humdinger, with the Rand making new mult-year 'lows' against the Dollar
Respect the Tide, Ride the Wave, Watch the Ripples - Part 3
13 March 2015
This is the last in this 3-part series of articles, in which we have shown how financial markets like the Rand can be likened to the movements of
Respect the Tide, Ride the Wave, Watch the Ripples - Part 2
3 March 2015
Last week we looked at the analogy of how foreign currency markets like the Dollar/Rand can be related to the ocean, and how there are cycles and moods
Respect the Tide, Ride the Wave, Watch the Ripples - Part 1
19 February 2015
We have heard some of these expressions before...and no doubt to some
degree have experienced them ourselves in a positive and negative way.
Perhaps the joy of simply
being carried by