Financial South African rand falls on risk aversion as U.S.-China trade war heats up JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened in early trade on Monday, giving up some of the election inspired gains, with Published 13 May, 2019 09:12am
Financial Turkish state banks sold around $4.5bn last week to support lira: sources ANKARA: Turkish state banks sold around $4.5 billion last week, two sources told Reuters, including in a flurry of selli Published 11 May, 2019 08:25pm
Financial South African rand firms as ANC heads for re-election JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand strengthened more than 1pc on Friday on expectations of political continuity, as the g Published 10 May, 2019 07:54pm
Financial South African rand steady as ruling party takes lead in elections JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was mostly unchanged in early trade on Friday, as vote counting showed the ruling Afri Published 10 May, 2019 08:46am
Financial South African rand, stocks weaker on renewed trade war JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand gave up its earlier gains on Thursday as another round of risk selling in global marke Published 09 May, 2019 07:56pm
Financial South African rand firmer after elections, stocks fall JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed in early trade on Thursday, a day after an election for a new parliament and pr Published 09 May, 2019 07:51am
Financial South African rand steady ahead of elections, stocks down JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand steadied against the US dollar on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's elections for parlia Published 07 May, 2019 07:20pm
Middle East Africa Forex South Africa's rand steady with elections bets balanced JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand inched upward early on Tuesday, bouncing back from the previous session's losses as Published 07 May, 2019 08:16am
Financial South African rand and equities weaken on US-China trade fears JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand weakened on Monday as the country heads for national elections on Wednesday while w Published 06 May, 2019 07:34pm
Financial South Africa's rand falls as election jitters, trade fears grow JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened on Monday amid jitters over upcoming elections and worries over a trade w Published 06 May, 2019 03:02pm
Financial South Africa's rand firms against greenback, stocks rise JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed on Friday as a modest US jobs report weighed on the dollar, although many inves Published 03 May, 2019 07:59pm
Financial South Africa's rand weaker after US Fed holds lending rates, stocks gain JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday, alongside emerging markets, after the United States central bank Published 02 May, 2019 07:32pm
Financial South Africa's rand firmer after U.S. Fed holds lending rates JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed on Thursday, boosted by the decision by the United States central bank to keep Published 02 May, 2019 09:03am
Financial South Africa's rand steadies after trade data, stocks fall JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand steadied in late afternoon trade on Tuesday, recovering from losses earlier in the ses Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:03pm
Middle East Africa Forex South African rand firms, stocks led lower by gold miners JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed against a steady dollar on Monday, as investors looked ahead to key offshore ev Published 29 Apr, 2019 09:57pm
Financial South Africa's rand firmer as dollar buyers tread water ahead of Fed comments JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed early on Monday, scoring some relief against a slack dollar as investors looked Published 29 Apr, 2019 08:24am
Financial South Africa's rand firms as dollar slips, stocks flat JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed on Friday, recovering from a four-week low touched in the previous session, as Published 26 Apr, 2019 09:50pm
Financial WEEKAHEAD-AFRICA-FX-Mixed end-month outlook for African currencies NAIROBI: Ugandan, Zambian and Tanzanian currencies are expected to strengthen against the US dollar next week, with Nige Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:34pm
Financial South Africa's rand hovers near 4-week low, stocks down JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand turned flat in late afternoon trade on Thursday, but hovered near a four-week low hit Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:25pm
Financial South Africa's rand dips as global growth fears, oil spike stokes risk-off JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand retreated on Thursday, succumbing to a firming U.S. dollar, as rising oil prices globa Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:17am
Financial South Africa's rand weakens as consumer confidence declines, stocks down JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand slipped to a three-week low on Wednesday as the consumer confidence index showed a dec Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:39pm
Financial South African rand falls as U.S. data bolsters dollar JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand slipped to a three-week low in early trade on Wednesday as robust U.S. economic data s Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:50am
Middle East Africa Forex Saudi Arabia posts 27.8bn riyals budget surplus in Q1 -finance minister RIYADH: Saudi Arabia had a budget surplus of 27.8 billion riyals ($7.41 billion) in the first quarter of this year, its Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:00am
Financial South Africa's rand slips on stronger dollar, stocks up JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as a firmer US dollar weighed on developing world Published 23 Apr, 2019 11:27pm
Financial South Africa's rand, bonds little changed, stocks set to open higher JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was little changed in early trade on Tuesday with investors refraining from making lar Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:37am
Financial South Africa's rand weaker as risk demand fades before Easter, stocks up JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's currency weakened on Thursday, losing ground against a stronger dollar as investors clo Published 18 Apr, 2019 08:11pm
Financial Turkish dollar bonds fall on fresh concerns over Turkey's reserves DUBAI: Turkey's dollar-denominated sovereign bonds slumped on Thursday, weighed down by fresh concerns about the central Published 18 Apr, 2019 08:58am
Financial South African rand lifted by Chinese growth; stocks flat JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed on Wednesday as an unexpected rise in economic growth in major trading part Published 17 Apr, 2019 08:36pm
Financial South Africa's rand lifted by faster Chinese growth JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed on Wednesday ahead of consumer inflation and retail sales data, lifted by risin Published 17 Apr, 2019 03:18pm
Middle East Africa Forex Ugandan shilling unchanged as importer and bank demand ebbs KAMPALA: The Uganda shilling traded stable on Wednesday amid ebbing demand for hard currency from both commercial banks Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:52pm