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
market sentiment
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,
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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
Can Governor Kganyago Tame the Rand?
27 October 2014
The announcement that deputy Governor Lesetja Kganyago will succeed outgoing Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus in November was well received by the markets, with it being the first
Do YOU have Hot Bath Investor Syndrome?
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What does a nice, hot, deep bath have to do with the investing or trading in any financial market - whether the Rand, other currencies, gold, commodities, bonds,
Does News Determine Market Direction?
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Whenever there is a big move in the Rand (or any financial market for that matter), the first question that is asked is,
“What news caused the Rand to
Rand Hits 10.2830 - Debunking Market Mover Myths
5 June 2013
It was really ironic that this was thrown at me again last week. The same old argument...
Ironic because, unbeknown to them, the Dollar/Rand was in the process of