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Forex trading in the current climate
2020 has been an unusual and challenging year in many ways, particularly in global markets. This article speculates on the outlook for forex traders in the months to come. With the US Elections still fresh in our minds; a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon and the South African economy still under significant strain, 2021 is going to be a revealing year.
IMF funding: the benefits to SA’s investment outlook
A loan from the IMF could instil investor confidence – with or without conditions. The previous announcement by the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni that the South African Government is considering approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn quite a bit of criticism.
Fitch downgrade is not as bad as it seems
There was more salt in the wounds for South Africa when Fitch announced that they were downgrading government's credit rating another notch, this follows the announcing by Moody's a week ago that they were also downgrading the credit rating.
South Africa’s Credit Rating History – 1994 to 2017
Victor Mphaphuli | Co-head | STANLIB Fixed Income | media@stanlib.com | www.stanlib.com |
South Africa’s economic history since 1994 when the country first asked global...
