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Podcast: WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown
Episode: There goes the Rand (#543)
Description: Simon Shares MPC raised rates by 0.5% makes prime 11.75%, highest since 2009. The aim I suspect was to protect the rand, and that totally did not work as the currency hit its worst ever levels. Where will the rand go next? Does it ever strengthen again? RSA Retail Bond rates reset this morning and I expect the 5-year fixed to potentially increase by a full 15% and the CPI linked also reset and I also expect an increase there.. Will have update on the website. Tsogo Sun Gaming (JSE code: TSG) announced in their results last week they had acquired a ±10% s...