Reserve Bank's Holocaust denier
Stephen Goodson has been on the South African Reserve Bank's board from 2003. He holds extremist views on Hitler's Germany and Gaddafi's Libya.
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The economic week ahead: Short but sweet?
The economic calendar has lightened due to the holidays, but a few key events will still keep investors on their toes when trading resumes.
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US's Operation Twist hammers world markets
A grim outlook for the US economy from the Federal Reserve and signs of a slowing in China and Germany has sent world stocks tumbling.
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All eyes on repo rate as rand recovers
The rand bounced from two-year lows against the dollar but remained vulnerable as investors dumped high risk assets.
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Rand tumbles, tipped to hit R8/dollar
The rand tumbled nearly 3% to hit 16-month lows against the dollar as importers piled into the greenback, spooked by a recent trend of sharp declines.
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Bernanke: Keen on strong growth, mum on measures
The US Federal Reserve chairperson Ben Bernanke has said the US central bank would spare no effort to boost weak growth.
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Asian stocks rattled ahead of Bernanke's speech
Asian stock markets were unsteady as investors waited to see whetherBen Bernanke would promise new steps to help the US economy ward off a double-dip.
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Asia stocks bounce after Fed move stems rout
Asian stocks gained some ground on Wednesday, following a rebound in US shares, after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero.
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US central bank may react to market plunge
A plunging stock market may force the Federal Reserve to step in and keep America from sliding back into recession.
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Obama reappoints 'bold' Bernanke as Fed chief
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded Federal Reserve chairperson Ben Bernanke a second term.
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