Friday currency trading and movement was a non- event, with the rand trading in a 6c band
Continue readingDaily Dose: 09 October 2026
The rand found some breathing room this week, stabilising after the recent spell of weakness
Continue readingDaily Dose: 08 October 2026
The rand had a tough day on Wednesday, coming under renewed pressure as a stronger US dollar and rising oil prices combined to create an unfavourable backdrop for the rand
Continue readingDaily Dose: 07 October 2026
The rand showed a lot of resilience in yesterday’s session despite a firmer US dollar
Continue readingDaily Dose: 05 October 2026
September was a challenging month for investors, both globally and locally
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 October 2026
Yesterday, the Rand found some support from SA economic releases through the day improving by 10c (M3, trade balance and credit extension)
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 September 2026
Yesterday was fairly quiet in terms of actual FX movement, helped by the UK bank holiday, but there was some flow under the surface
Continue readingDaily Dose: 03 August 2026
On Friday, the month of July rolled out quietly with markets showing limited moves
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 July 2026
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
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
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