…and then everything was okay!
Continue readingDaily Dose: 12 June 2026
Rand strengthened this week. Improved sentiment toward South Africa supported the currency
Continue readingDaily Dose: 11 June 2026
The rand again traded in a relatively narrow range during yesterday’s session
Continue readingDaily Dose: 10 June 2026
This morning has brought common themes back to the fore, mainly US and Iran firing missiles at each other.
Continue readingDaily Dose: 09 June 2026
For all intents and purposes, the Rand continues to tread water albeit in some fairly choppy seas
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 June 2026
On Friday, the rand had a good day trading from an opening level of 16.23 to a low of 16.18
Continue readingDaily Dose: 04 May 2026
Already the 4th of May and we see no progress in the Middle East crisis
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 April 2026
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
Continue readingDaily Dose: 02 March 2026
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
Continue readingDaily Dose: 02 February 2026
The elevator finally fell hard with a just about everyone on board, including this writer
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