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South Africa Markets Watch Investec Earnings And Inflation Bets
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (145+ words) The rand, bonds, and the JSE's Top 40 are taking cues from Investec's results, hotter inflation that's raised rate-hike expectations for next week, and calmer global risk sentiment as Hormuz traffic resumes. South Africa is juggling a hotter April inflation reading…...
South Africa's Rand Slips As Markets Wait On Trump'Xi
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (105+ words) A firmer US dollar and higher Treasury yields are pressuring the rand and gold, while investors also track a key inflation-linked bond auction and softer JSE trading. South Africa's rand (zar) slipped as the US dollar firmed and investors looked…...
Rand Slides As Jobless Rate Rises And Risk Mood Sours
1+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) South Africa's currency and stocks slipped after weaker labor data, while hotter US inflation and tensions in the Middle East kept global markets cautious. South Africa's rand weakened and local stocks slid after first-quarter 2026 data showed unemployment rising, landing in…...
South Africa's Rand Slipped As Unemployment Jumped Again
1+ week, 1+ day ago (171+ words) The rand weakened after joblessness rose to 32. 7%, while a firmer US dollar and rising bond yields added pressure across South African markets. South Africa's rand slipped after new data showed unemployment rising again, adding to pressure from a stronger US…...
Rand Gains As Dollar Softens, But South Africa Assets Slip
1+ week, 5+ day ago (127+ words) The currency firmed on calmer US'Iran headlines and risk-on mood, while traders watched US jobs data as local stocks fell and bond yields ticked higher. South Africa's rand strengthened Friday morning as the US dollar softened and investors showed a…...
Canadian Goldfields Strikes A Share Deal For Ontario's Newton Gold Property
3+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) The junior miner will issue 12. 5 million shares (with staged lockups) to buy the Newton project, a move that pushed its stock higher on the day. Canadian Goldfields, a junior miner, agreed to buy Ontario's Newton Gold property in an all-stock…...
South Africa's Rand Slips As Oil And The Dollar Stay Hot
3+ week, 2+ day ago (80+ words) With oil above $109 and the dollar firmer, traders weighed fresh inflation risk ahead of key SARB and economic data. South Africa's rand weakened on April 28 as oil stayed above $109 a barrel and the US dollar held firm, putting fresh inflation…...
South Africa Markets Slide As Rand Weakens And Oil Stays High
3+ week, 6+ day ago (142+ words) A stronger dollar, rising oil, and Middle East tensions weighed on the rand and JSE shares, while investors looked ahead to an inflation-linked bond auction and tracked fresh local trade and airline news. South African assets stumbled as the rand…...
South Africa Opens To A Rand Tug-Of-War And Higher Oil
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (170+ words) Modern Investor Summit New York Traders eye foreign flows and a Treasury bill auction as Middle East shipping disruptions lift oil, while Friday's softer dollar gave the rand and JSE a late-week lift. South Africa's rand starts the week caught…...
South Africa's Rand Slipped As Oil Spiked And Nerves Set In
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (132+ words) Modern Investor Summit New York With oil back over $100 and markets turning cautious, South Africa's bond auction and mining data are now key tests for the rand and local assets. South Africa's rand weakened after US'Iran talks faltered and oil…...