Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

4 September 20170Comments

Harvey to the ZAR rescue...and to USD's detriment

It was another week of building. Not positive building, but building of tension globally, waiting for an explosion... ...as Hurricane Harvey raged through Texas ...and tensions rose toward to a crescendo between the

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

28 August 20170Comments

Is the USDZAR becoming a more stable market...?

All of us began the week with some trepidation as to what was coming next. Despite some rocky ground, it had been a great couple of weeks for the ZAR.

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

17 March 20160Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

10 November 20150Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

30 September 20155Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

3 September 20157Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

19 August 20151Comments

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 Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

5 August 20152Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

13 March 20156Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

3 March 20154Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

24 February 20158Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

29 October 20140Comments

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

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

10 September 20140Comments

Debt Bubbles, Bailouts and Bankers

9 September 2014 Well, well, our very own bank bailout! Should we not be proud to have joined the Global Bailout Club? As we all know by now, African Bank was placed under

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

6 June 20143Comments

Rand Bearish As It Bounces Off Support

6 June 2014 Since hitting a high of 11.38 to the Dollar at the end of January, the Rand enjoyed a full 3 months plus of bullish gains. But just when it

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

2 May 20142Comments

When Will SA’s External Debt Bubble Burst?

2 May 2014 Last post, we had a look at one of the major risks to the South African economy and the Rand – a Twin Deficit that has grown from

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

31 March 20142Comments

Is the Fragile Five Label Fitting?

31 March 2014 Last year Morgan Stanley coined the phrase the “Fragile Five,” lumping South Africa together with India, Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey as being the countries that were most at

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

23 January 20140Comments

Rand Breaks Key Levels After Dismal Year

22 January 2014 Here's wishing you all a healthy and prosperous 2014! The Rand completed what has been a one-way trip against the Dollar during 2013, hitting 10.58 on the last day

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

26 November 20130Comments

Do Interest Rates Really Drive the Rand?

Fundamental analysis plays a big part in how economists look at a currency and its future value. However, while some of these studies can be of assistance in the long term

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

1 November 20131Comments

Demystifying the Rand's Relationship with Gold

In our April 2013 post, we pointed out that the common-held belief – that South Africa has been and is a commodity-based economy which is closely aligned with the fortunes

Rand Forecasts - Expert Analysis & Predictions Since 2005

4 October 20131Comments

Putting Global Forex Markets in Perspective

The Rand has continued its volatile behaviour, touching just over 10.50 in August (the price target area shown in our previous post) before strengthening by almost a Rand over the

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