Against all odds...the ZAR wins again...as predicted
A calm surface...but turmoil underneath.
The gains of the Rand over the last week are a welcome relief to many who had seen their wealth getting sliced into smaller and
rand/dollar
But...why did the Rand strengthen?
Sentiment reaches an extreme...and then the tables turn.
As per popular belief, the Rand went rushing onwards in the first half of this week. It weakened significantly, moving into the
The Rand gets junked...where to from here?
#JunkStatus, Downgrades, Protests, #ZumaMustFall, and more…
....just another week of South African politics and economics.
There was no lack of action this week, and the retaliation from Zuma’s actions reached
Rand Review - 3 Apr 2017
JZ has done it ... again ... and more
Always with a self-serving trick up his sleeve...
...and always a Rand #CrashFlash around the corner.
This week was the one
Rand Review - 27 Mar 2017
This past week was nothing short of a blitzkrieg.
An annihilation.
But not the type we have come to know over the years with the USDZAR...
...for once, it was
Rand Review - 20 Mar 2017
Well...
Where do we even start reviewing a week like this?
In perhaps one of the most startling turnarounds of the year, the Rand pulled off a heist of note,
Rand Review - 13 Mar 2017
A week which began so well for the Rand...
...and then it all fell down in a heap.
The past few months have seen consistent strengthening for the Rand, leading
Rand Review - 6 Mar 2017
A week which was neither here nor there...
...but more than enough see-saw activity to provide some headaches for those with a forex exposure.
With positivity still booming, many were
Rand Review - 27 Feb 2017
Well, well well…
Who thought the Rand had run out of steam at the end of the previous week?
I think many did…
...but there was more left in the
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
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