The South Africa Rand vs United States of America Dollar

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• TD Securities - Short-term USD/ZAR could break above 7.22
  "Broad-based risk aversion, falling gold prices and a weak EUR are all pushing the rand weaker. In s/t, USD/ZAR could break above 7.22. SARB’s still-neutral rhetoric isn’t helping IRS 2y10y to flatten. Steepening towards 180bp to continue on risk aversion.
  FXStreet.com
• CSN Q1 net income fall due to costs rise
  Companhia Siderurgica Nacional net income in the first quarter 2012 was ZAR 92.6 million (USD 52.3 million) versus ZAR 615.7 million (USD 370.9 million) in the year ago quarter. Fall in net income was attributable to lower gross profits due to rise in cost ...
  SteelGuru
• Daily Summary on USD, Euro, GBP, JPY, CAD, AUD and NZD
  With Japanese officials remaining uncharacteristically quiet, despite the yen's break below 80.0 against the USD, the "safe-haven" JPY has posted strong gains. The biggest moves have come against higher-yielding currencies such as the ZAR ...
  Int'l Business Times
• Daily Forex Update: USD/ZAR
  Dima Chernovolov - Autochartist has recently identified the extended Triangle chart pattern on the daily USD/ZAR charts. The length of this Triangle is equal to 202 candles. Autochartist rates the overall Quality of this chart pattern at the 6 bar level as ...
  eltee.de
• EU Morning Report - Uncertainty lingers in the markets
  The US dollar (USD) produced a spectacular rise against the South African rand (ZAR) over the past week, even breaking though the 8.0525 resistance. The pair then appreciated by 268 pips, a weekly return of 3.4%. Friday’s close was at 8.0970 ...
  Int'l Business Times
• Net1 Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
  South African transaction-based activities Segment revenue was $46.4 million in Q3 2012, down 2% compared with Q3 2011 in USD but up 10% on a constant currency basis. In ZAR, the increase in segment revenue was largely due to higher prepaid ...
  Sacramento Bee
• ECB Foreign Exchange Reference Rates - May 8
  US Dollar USD 1.3025 Japanese yen JPY 104.01 Bulgarian lev ... peso PHP 55.116 Singapore dollar SGD 1.6234 Thai baht THB 40.378 South African rand ZAR 10.2376 The reference rates are based on the regular daily procedure between central banks ...
  FOXBusiness
• Euro 2012 Money Back Offer At BetVictor Plus Free Bet For New Customers
  (i)For customers betting in currencies other than GBP then GBP 50 is indicated below: EURO: 50, USD: 81, SEK: 545, AUD: 78, NZD: 100, ZAR: 629 Offer applies to all pre-event Outright Winner market single bets only and the win part of each-way bets.
  Yahoo Finance
• Rand below R8 against US dollar
  we hasten to add that R8.05 has proven to be a stubborn hurdle for rand bears on a number of occasions in the previous two months so local exporters should be vigilant against the possibility of some profit taking by ZAR bears if this level holds yet again ...
  Independent Online
• Japan investors massive buyers of foreign bonds, trend on
  No doubt a recently stronger JPY has plenty to do with these flows and JPY strength especially against USD. More riskier currencies look to ... These include AUD and ZAR. BRL remains out of favor. Volume was again high with Y3.3205 trln in sales of foreign ...
  FXStreet.com
• Coal of Africa announces March quarter result
  Satisfaction of all conditions precedent for the disposal of the non-core NiMag (Pty) Ltd and Metalloy Resources Investments (Pty) Ltd (together “the NiMag Group”) by way of a Management Buy Out (“MBO”) for ZAR 54 million (approximately USD 7.0 million).
  SteelGuru
• Human trafficking poses money laundering risk: FATF
  The average amount charged was ZAR 40,000 per person and it would either be paid in ... Thailand to the United States for USD 12,000 per alien. "In March, 2007, ICE-HIS special agents brought six Indian nationals into the United States on significant ...
  Deccan Herald
• South Africa Retail, Direct Selling, B2C E-Commerce Report 2012
  Seasonally adjusted total Retail Trade Sales at constant 2008 Prices, monthly, in ZAR million, 2007-Feb 2012 • Retail Category Sales Trends in South Africa, 2011-2015 and Consumer Electronics and Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals Sales, in USD ...
  Yahoo Finance
• Rand bears the brunt of euro fears
  “Commodity prices, including gold, are falling due to the stronger US dollar environment, which means that die-hard ZAR bulls can’t even latch on to bullion’s traditional safe-haven status at the moment.” Positive retail sales figures were released ...
  Mail & Guardian Online