Rand bears the brunt of euro fears
The volatile rand again bore the brunt of global risk-off trading and weakened to R8.37 against the dollar this week, its lowest level this year.
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Rand steadies after five-month highs
The rand has steadied against the dollar after hitting near five-month highs earlier, with dealers seeing it maintaining its firmer tone.
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Rand recoups losses ahead of Lagarde's SA visit
The rand has regained strength ahead of a meeting between IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Pravin Gordhan on Friday to discuss its volatility.
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The fallacy of a weaker rand
A study using 30 years of data shows there is no meaningful relationship between a weaker rand and a rise in South African manufacturing production.
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Ups and downs of volatility
The rand has so far been one of the strongest currencies this year. Last year it was one of the weakest.
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Umshini rand?
The rand shruggs off uncertainty ahead of the announcement, expected this week, by Jacob Zuma of his choice of Cabinet.
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Zim 'not planning to adopt rand'
Zimbabwe is not planning to adopt the rand, Business Report said on Tuesday, citing the country's central bank.
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Rand weakens sharply, stocks slide
The rand fell to a new, six-and-a-half-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, and local stocks also plunged on falling commodity prices.
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Rand weak against dollar, tracks softer euro
The rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday, tracking losses in the euro, but should find some support during the session, traders said.
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Rand collapses against world currencies
The rand slumped overnight, moving above the R10-a-dollar level, and was early on Thursday morning trading at its worst levels since August 2002.
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