The South African Rand starts the new week at a disadvantage against most major developed economy currencies owing to a notable drop in investor sentiment courtesy of ongoing international trade war jitters.

June 25,2018

Swiss bankers Julius Baer have today confirmed to clients they are lowering their forecasts for the South African Rand.

June 22,2018

The South African Rand edged higher on Wednesday after official data showed inflation posting a surprise fall during the month of May, but economists are warning that recent currency depreciation could easily push domestic price pressures higher in the months ahead, posing a problem for the South African Reserve Bank. 

June 20,2018

The Pound-to-South-African Rand rate rose sharply last week as Sterling held its own in the face of a resurgent US Dollar and emerging market currencies were crushed in the face of renewed geopolitical tensions, but the worst may over now as some analysts are forecasting the Rand will recover lost ground during the remaining weeks of June. 

June 19,2018

The Rand weakened against Pound Sterling Tuesday and is set to continue its southward decent this week, according to currency strategists, as the domestic and offshore factors conspire to keep the South African currency under pressure. 

June 12,2018

The South African Rand clocked up another day of losses Friday as traders shunned emerging market units and other risk currencies, in favour of safe havens like the US Dollar, as fears over the outlook for global trade rose sharply ahead of the so called G7 summit. 

June 8,2018

The South African Rand extended recent losses on Wednesday as traders continued to shun the currency in the wake of a surprise slump in first-quarter economic growth revealed on Tuesday.

October 19,2018

A technical analysis and forecast for the GBP/ZAR pair

May 29,2018