Friday, 12 April 2013

Rand's downside momentum starting to dissolve


Trade report 11/04/2013 

The ZAR extended its gains a little further this morning, but downside momentum has started to dissolve and breaking the 8.9000 would be unlikely. A further catalyst to stalling the ZAR’s appreciation is yet another round of weak economic data that reminds us of the deficiencies in the SA economy. The USD-ZAR is expected to trade between 8.87– 8.9800 today. 

In order for local industry to secure additional export markets in fellow Brics countries and in other African nations, manufacturers say trade agreements and infrastructure need urgent attention. In the February budget speech South Africa’s poor export performance was identified as an obstacle to economic growth. 

China’s foreign exchange reserves announced their biggest quarterly increase since the second quarter of 2011. The countries reserves grew from $130bn to $3.44th in the first quarter. China have the largest foreign exchange reserves in the world.  

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