Rand Volatility News Today

In this week’s Currency Focus podcast with Jackie Cameron, Andre Cilliers – currency strategist at TreasuryONE – underscores the benefits of offshore diversification. He shares how data from around the world play into sizing up the value of the rand and picks up on recent volatility, with the South African currency dipping below R14 to the US dollar. According to the currency expert, it’s still a great time to take advantage of the rand’s strength relative to major currencies.  Andre...

Don’t be fooled by the rand, plus five highlights from Vrye Weekblad Heres whats hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly 22 January 2021 - 07:13 By TimesLIVE The rand is giving us a false sense of security. Image: Karen Moolman The movement of the rand against the US dollar in 2020 is a striking example of how difficult it is for economists and investors to predict the future value of exchange rates. This is especially true in times of great unc...