Tuesday, 30 April 2013

The rand gains most in six months

Trade report 03/04/2013

In current market conditions we can expect the trade account, which reached record highs earlier in the year, to gradually decrease, thanks to strong portfolio inflows supporting the ZAR. The ZAR is showing signs of retesting levels of 8.9500 this morning and technically all indications support that levels will be reached. 

The rand gained the most in six months yesterday as a rally in precious-metal prices heightened South Africa’s exports. The gold price strengthened easing the worst losses since December 2011, platinum prices also rose for a fourth day.

The US Federal Reserve is only making modest progress in reducing unemployment numbers. For the last three years the American adult employment rate has been at 58.5, approximately five percentage points below its prerecession peak. 

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