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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Rises as Rand Receives Moody’s Downgrade

30 Mar 2020 at 12 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Rises as Rand Receives Moody’s Downgrade

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Edges Higher as Risk-Off Markets Weaken Rand The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate rose by 0.7% today after the credit ratings firm Moody’s downgraded the South African currency to ‘junk’ status. The pairing is currently trading around R22.075. Bianca Botes, a treasury partner at Peregrine...

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GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Hits 3-Month-Worst amid Brexit Fears and Rand Rally

20 Dec 2019 at 12 PM - Written by Tim Boyer

STORY LINK GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Hits 3-Month-Worst amid Brexit Fears and Rand Rally

Despite a lack of notable South African data this week, the South African Rand has seen a generally strong performance due to the global market outlook and this has helped it to easily capitalise against a broadly weak Pound, pushing the British Pound to South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate to its worst levels in months. The biggest...

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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Steady, US-China Trade Tensions in Focus

20 Nov 2019 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Steady, US-China Trade Tensions in Focus

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Rangebound, South African Inflation Hits Near 9-Year Low The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around R19.062 despite weakening demand for riskier assets as US-China trade relations worsen over tariffs and increasing unrest in Hong Kong. However,...

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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Slumps as Johnson Threats to Freeze Withdrawal Agreement

25 Oct 2019 at 1 PM - Written by Frank Davies

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Slumps as Johnson Threats to Freeze Withdrawal Agreement

Boris Johnson’s Election Push Drives Down Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate The latest comments from Boris Johnson saw the Pound Sterling to South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate slump sharply ahead of the weekend. After threatening to pull the Brexit withdrawal agreement if Labour did not approve his...

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Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Slumps Ahead of Boris’ First ‘Meaningful Vote’

18 Oct 2019 at 10 AM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Slumps Ahead of Boris’ First ‘Meaningful Vote’

Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Falls as PM Insists he is 'Very Confident' The Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate slumped this morning, and the pairing is currently trading at around R19.0157. At the end of the week, the Pound retreated as doubts Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal will...

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Pound South African Rand Exchange Rate Rises, US-China Trade Uncertainty Weigh on South African Rand

7 Oct 2019 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand Exchange Rate Rises, US-China Trade Uncertainty Weigh on South African Rand

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Edges Higher, Global Political Uncertainties Drags Down Rand The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate rose by 0.7% today, with the pairing currently trading around R18.667 after China removed key trade issues from the negotiation table with the US ahead of this week’s negotiations in Washington. As a...

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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Sinks as ZAR Benefits on Improved Risk-Sentiment

12 Sep 2019 at 2 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Sinks as ZAR Benefits on Improved Risk-Sentiment

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Eases as US-China Trade Relations Improve The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate fell by -0.6% today, with the pairing currently trading around R17.991 as ZAR improves on higher market risk-sentiment. The South African Rand (ZAR) has continued to benefit from the rating agency Moody’s indication that...

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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Eases as ZAR Benefits from Risk-On Trade

10 Sep 2019 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Eases as ZAR Benefits from Risk-On Trade

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Down as US-China Trade Deal Hopes Increase The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate fell by -0.2% today, with the pairing currently trading around R18.192 following July’s SA manufacturing production index which eased from -3.6% to -1.1%. However, buying sentiment in the South African Rand (ZAR) has...

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Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Soars as UK Markets Benefit from Ebbing No-Deal Brexit Fears

5 Sep 2019 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Soars as UK Markets Benefit from Ebbing No-Deal Brexit Fears

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate Rises as No-Deal Brexit is Effectively Ruled Out The Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate soared by 0.9% today, with the pairing trading around R18.308 on ebbing no-deal Brexit fears after last night’s parliamentary vote saw the anti no-deal Brexit bill pass successfully after two separate votes. As a...

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US Dollar South African Rand (USD/ZAR) Exchange Rate Rises as US House Prices Improve

27 Aug 2019 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

STORY LINK US Dollar South African Rand (USD/ZAR) Exchange Rate Rises as US House Prices Improve

USD/ZAR Exchange Rate Edges Higher despite US-China Trade Uncertainty The US Dollar South African Rand (USD/ZAR) exchange rate edged higher today, with the pairing fluctuating around 15.323R as US house prices rise in June. Today saw the US Housing Price Index for June rose by 0.2%, although these fell below the forecast 0.3% increase....

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