Author: evee@plural.co.za

In life there are two steadfast rules that stand out amongst many

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The rand endured a difficult week, weakening from around R16.54/$ on Monday to approximately R16.78/$ on Friday morning

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Yesterday, the rand was broadly steady against the U.S. dollar, with trading dominated by the release of S.A’s inflation data and anticipation of the SARB’s interest rate decision today

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The rand traded in a very tight range for most the session yesterday

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A rejuvenated dollar caused a bit of a wobble in the market yesterday, although it is hardly running away with things

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A week since my last commentary and a lot of water being tread. Fortunately, no sharks have come for a nosey look yet, although it feels like they on the periphery

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On Friday, the rand had a good day trading from an opening level of 16.23 to a low of 16.18

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The selloff in the gold price has stalled ahead of the psychologically-important 4,000 level and near the 200-day moving average (currently near 4,110) with a feather cluster of support near 3,800-3,900 (trendlines), and given this plethora of support, we are looking for an uptrend in gold

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Although the ZAR is under pressure this morning, one day does not make a new trend, and we are focusing on the larger trends underway

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The elevator finally fell hard with a just about everyone on board, including this writer

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