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South African Rand Forecast Directory - Page #11

A round up of the latest South African Rand forecast news items from the Currency News desk.

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

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

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

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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Easing of US-China Trade Tensions Causes Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate to Slide

30 Aug 2019 at 12 PM - Written by John Cameron

Pound South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate Slides Ahead of ZA Trade Balance The Pound Sterling South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate slumped by around -0.6% on Friday morning. The pairing is currently trading at an inter-bank rate of R18.5618. The risk-sensitive Rand edged up thanks to China’s latest move which eased...

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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

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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US Dollar to Rand Exchange Rate Tumbles as Investors Anticipate Federal Reserve News

21 Aug 2019 at 1 PM - Written by John Cameron

Despite some weaker than expected South African inflation data today, the US Dollar to South African Rand exchange rate tumbled ahead of the publication of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes this evening, as well as other major central bank news expected later in the week. Due to broad weakness in the South African Rand,...

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GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Trends near New Two-Month-Best amid Rising Oil Prices

19 Aug 2019 at 1 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

Despite higher market demand for currencies correlated with trade and risk today, the British Pound to South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate has been trending within a tighter region since markets opened this morning. Investors are hesitant to make fresh big moves on either the Pound or South African Rand amid political and economic...

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GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Higher despite Rand Rebound amid Brexit Hopes

16 Aug 2019 at 4 PM - Written by Tim Boyer

While the South African Rand rebounded slightly from weeks of losses, the British Pound to South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate is still on track to sustain gains this week as the Pound has rebounded more strongly. Sterling has benefitted from strong UK data and signs that UK politicians are working to prevent the government from...

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Pound South African Rand Exchange Rate News: GBP/ZAR Close to Two-Month High as Markets Rocked by Global Recession Fears

15 Aug 2019 at 2 PM - Written by John Cameron

South African Rand (ZAR) Weakened by Recession Fears The South African Rand (ZAR) remained on the back foot on Thursday, as markets remains wary of spooked by the prospect of a global recession. These fears come after US bond yield inverted for the first time in over a decade this week, an event which is traditional thought to herald a...

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GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Plunges as Markets React to Sudden US Trade Tariff Delay

13 Aug 2019 at 5 PM - Written by Ben Hughes

Could the South African Rand’s downward trend have come to an end for now? The British Pound to South African Rand (GBP/ZAR) exchange rate plunged on Tuesday afternoon as investors reacted to surprise optimistic developments in the US-China trade war. The Pound was unable to benefit from the morning’s UK job data, making it easier for the...

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