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Too soon for regional currency: Davies

Jun 19 2011 15:20

Unequal development among member states of three African trading blocs is a big hurdle to the adoption of a single currency, says Trade Minister Rob Davies.

Traders Desk

JSE introduces new currency contracts

Jun 14 2011 11:57

Investors will have more flexibility in their currency bets with the JSE's introduction of exotic currency options contracts.

Currencies

Rand gets high on Walmart, GDP

May 31 2011 18:58

Approval for the Walmart deal and encouraging growth figures have pushed the rand to a three-week high.

Business

Official suspended over flawed bank notes

Nov 15 2010 08:22

The agency responsible for printing the currency of SA and other southern African countries has suspended an official for possible technical flaws in producing notes under his watch.

JSE

Markets muted until US jobs data

Sep 03 2010 13:44

The JSE is flat in line with global markets as they await August's US jobs data.

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Playing in the big league

Jun 24 2010 00:00

Despite the eurozone being under the whip and the euro crashing against the US dollar, the rand has been little moved from where it was when the European crisis struck. In that, its behaviour has at times been even better than other commodities-based and emerging markets currencies. The reason is that the South African economy is no longer viewed as a basket case with a currency that’s a one-way bet – down.

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May 28 2012 09:33

Investors may not have a clue what they’re paying their money managers or they type of service they’re getting, or, whether they can actually negotiate lower fees. (Reuters)

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Aug 04 2011 00:00

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