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
Continue readingDaily Dose: 16 January 2026
We lacked any major excitement yesterday, with not a lot of action on the local front
Continue readingDaily Dose: 01 December 2025
On Friday, the rand made some ground against the $ which had softened during the Thanksgiving holiday
Continue readingDaily Dose: 3 November 2025
USDZAR: USDZAR turned up near the range lows (near 17.07) last week as the USD bulls returned with EURUSD dipping below 1.1540 (previous lows)
Continue readingDaily Dose: 1 October 2025
The rand had another uneventful day yesterday, despite all the noise going on in the US
Continue readingDaily Dose: 1 September 2025
The selloff in the ZAR over the last five trading days originated near its best level for multiple months/weeks against the USD, EUR, GBP, AUD and CNH (FX pairs we cover), but also near range boundaries and moving averages, which were tough hurdles to break on a consistent basis
Continue readingDaily Dose: 1 August 2025
A 31% tariff imposed by the U.S. on South African goods in April 2025 triggered sharp increases in shipping costs: Asia–SA container rates rose approximately 30% for 20′ and 45% for 40′ containers between April and June
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