{"id":60875,"date":"2015-12-31T19:36:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/new-rand-weakens-after-cpi-data\/"},"modified":"2015-12-31T19:36:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:36:53","slug":"new-rand-weakens-after-cpi-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/new-rand-weakens-after-cpi-data\/","title":{"rendered":"New: <b>Rand<\/b> weakens after CPI data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><b>Rand<\/b> weakens after CPI data<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nAt 11.28am the rand was at R14.6252 against the dollar from a previous close of R14.5972. It firmed to R14.54 on Wednesday morning after falling to a record low of R14.70\/$   on Tuesday. Against the euro the rand was at R15.9866 from R15.8984 and at&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/sundaytimes\/businesstimes\/2015\/12\/09\/Rand-weakens-after-CPI-data\">Times LIVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Rand<\/b> at worst-ever levels against the <b>dollar<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe South African rand continued to trade at its worst ever levels against the dollar on Tuesday (8 December), amid a stagnant local economy, and rising debt. On Friday, Fitch downgraded South Africa&#39;s sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BBB, while&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/106533\/rand-at-worst-ever-levels-against-the-dollar\/\">BusinessTech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Rand<\/b> eases after US rate hike<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nBy 07h00 GMT the rand had weakened 0.27 percent to 14.9750 per dollar, giving up some of the gains of the previous two sessions sparked by the naming of Pravin Gordhan as finance minister. Government bonds firmed, with the yield on the benchmark&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/currencies\/rand-eases-after-us-rate-hike-1.1961208\">Independent Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fragile <b>rand<\/b> hits R16.04 to <b>dollar<\/b> as negative sentiment persists<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nTHE rand continued its downward trajectory against the dollar, pound and euro on Friday afternoon, reaching new record lows, as negative sentiment prevailed after President Jacob Zuma dismissed Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister on Wednesday evening&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/markets\/2015\/12\/11\/fragile-rand-hits-r16.04-to-dollar-as-negative-sentiment-persists\">BDlive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Rand<\/b> plunges after Nene&#39;s shock exit<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe rand dropped as much as 5.4 percent against the dollar, its biggest decline since September 2011, hitting a new record low of 15.3857. The currency was down 2.4 percent at 14.9369 per dollar at 10.40pm in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\">Johannesburg<\/a>. \u201cThis is a big negative,&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/currencies\/rand-plunges-after-nene-s-shock-exit-1.1958083\">Independent Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p>List your event on www.MyZA.co.za for free &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n<p><small>These <em>Rand Dollar<\/em> Yahoo news snippets were automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand weakens after CPI data At 11.28am the rand was at R14.6252 against the dollar from a previous close of R14.5972. It firmed to R14.54 on Wednesday morning after falling to a record low of R14.70\/$ on Tuesday. 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