Dollar surges as Trump and Biden go neck-and-neck in a tight presidential race

Investors had prepared for a tight race for the White House, which boosted riskier...

Investors flee risk, dumping stocks and buying bonds, as France nears national lockdown

European banking and oil stocks get hit the hardest, as cases surge in the region's two...

Global shares and oil tumble after Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

The rand weakened half a percent to R16.69/$.

The rand just dropped below R17 to the dollar – and that’s good news for the petrol price

The rand continued its rally against the dollar, as the currency benefits from emerging...

Rand trading has increased by 182% - most of it is outside South Africa

While local ZAR trading accounted for $11.66 bn in April 19 as per South African Reserve...

How SA’s stepping up as a forex hub and what that means for investors

With an average turnover of $6.6 trillion per day in April 2019, the forex market is the...

Beware these fiendish credit card tricks hidden in the small print

Credit card skimmers are a risk, but the fine print in your credit card contract hides...

This is why Turkey is in meltdown – and why it is dragging the rand down with it

Turkey has grown at breakneck pace and amassed debt in the process. Now, 8,000km away,...