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Fed comments could roil domestic markets, warns Gordhan

19 hour(s) ago

Clues on Fed’s plans to taper off quantitative easing could upset local markets, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

Markets

Rand flat ahead of inflation, current account data

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4 hour(s) ago

Reserve Bank quarterly bulletin closely watched for current account deficit, with an increase expected, while inflation is thought to have slowed slightly

Markets

Shares choppy, dollar steady as Fed meets

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50 minute(s) ago

European shares turn lower but major currencies and commodities stick within recent ranges as investors await clarity on US Federal Reserve’s next policy move

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Oil gains on lower US stockpile, all eyes on Fed

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49 minute(s) ago

Oil prices rise slightly as investors look to meeting of US Federal Reserve for clues on outlook for its stimulus plan, which underpins commodity prices

Markets

JSE opens on the back foot, awaits Fed

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2 hour(s) ago

The all share index begins the day lower, with banks and financials weighing on the local bourse

Markets

Gold holds steady ahead of Fed policy statement

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22 minute(s) ago

Gold holds steady ahead of outcome of latest Federal Reserve policy meeting, as traders await further guidance on future of US central bank’s quantitative easing plan

Majority of big-four banks demonstrate that poor service delivery is not restricted to government services, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela

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One day everything has apparently gone to pot: the rand, JSE, bonds. The following morning, a blooming miracle, writes Jeremy Thomas

BULL’S EYE: The smart cash goes surfing

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Interest rates: to hike or not to hike?

The Reserve Bank in Pretoria. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL
Maarten Mittner

Circumstances brought about by the weaker rand could force the Reserve Bank to hike rates sooner than it would have wanted to

Markets

Gold price a casualty of US Fed stimulus programme

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1 day(s) ago

Global investors have reduced their holdings in the metal amid fears that the Fed will end its monetary stimulus programme sooner than expected

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Central banking’s new face

A man looks at an electronic board displaying a news photo of Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda in Tokyo, Japan, in May. Picture: REUTERS
22 hour(s) ago

Abenomics and the Bank of Japan are already changing debates about the relationship between central banks and governments, writes Paola Subacchi

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