Robert Brand

Bond buyers deterred by Fed rate outlook

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Jan 2015

Foreign investors offloaded more rand-denominated debt than what they bought last year, as demand for emerging market bonds declined.

SA bonds vulnerable to ‘outsized’ selloff

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Aug 2014

Experts say falling liquidity raises the risk that it will be more difficult to sell the bonds in the event of any deterioration in sentiment.

Rand bonds revel as Marcus finesses policy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Jul 2014

Bonds are rallying after the Reserve Bank's hiked rates in an effort to assure South Africans and investors that inflation will not run away.

SA credit rating downgrade looms

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jun 2014

Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded its South African outlook to negative, and analysts expect Standard & Poor's to downgrade too.

Rand rebounds as best emerging-market currency

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Jan 2014

The rand has bounced back from a five-year low on expectations that the Reserve Bank will raise the repo rate as inflation grows.

Rand weakens to 5-year low and bonds drop on Fed tapering

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Jan 2014

US unemployment data may show enough recovery for the Federal Reserve to begin reducing monetary stimulus.

Rand gains after hitting five-year low

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jan 2014

The rand has gained following a drop which appeared to have been overdone.

Rand fluctuates after Fed decision to cut stimulus

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Dec 2013

The rand has moved up and down by news of both Fed tapering and Fitch's affirmation of the country's credit rating.

Rand weakens for the second day before Federal Reserve stimulus decision

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 Dec 2013

Speculation over whether the US Fed will begin tapering sees the rand drop ahead of a decision.

Rand slumps to 10-week low on longest bond selloff since May

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Nov 2013

The rand has slumped to the weakest level in two and a half months against the dollar as a bond sell off reached the longest streak since May.

Rand falls in run-up to manufacturing output data

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Oct 2013

As the rand weakened for the first time in three days against the dollar, economists expect a report will show manufacturing growth slowed in August.

SA bonds decline as data signals rate hold

Article bogdan TagDiv - 2 Oct 2013

There is concern that poor results like that of manufacturing will limit the Reserve Bank's ability to reduce inflation eroding value bonds.

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