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Orca

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Re: The Rand
« Reply #90 on: March 25, 2017, 11:02:26 am »
This is the closing price of USD/ZAR on FXCM. Wonder why this happened.
I started here with nothing and still have most of it left.

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Re: The Rand
« Reply #91 on: March 25, 2017, 03:39:56 pm »
This is the closing price of USD/ZAR on FXCM. Wonder why this happened.

As stated previously I bought dollars at R14.50 a very big mistake so in trying to cut my losses a bit I bought Sterling last week at 1.22 hoping for a short term rise to 1.27-1.30 and a possible buy back at that rate or would you sell the Sterling for another currency maybe?

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Re: The Rand
« Reply #92 on: March 25, 2017, 04:04:37 pm »
UK and £ going nowhere now and in the future - unless the EU disintegrates.

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The pound is set to plummet as Brexit negotiations begin, amid fears of a lengthy stand-off between the UK and the European Union, City bankers are warning this weekend.

Already down about 18 per cent since last June's referendum, some analysts believe it will fall further in the coming months, stoking inflation and bringing more pain to those going abroad this summer.
Theresa May is poised to trigger Article 50, setting in motion a two-year process leading to Britain's exit from the EU.
But City experts fear no progress will be made on trade talks for months, amid tetchy rhetoric on both sides as the remaining EU members try to extract a £60 billion 'exit bill' from the UK.
Viraj Patel, a currency strategist at bank ING, said: 'Initial Brexit negotiations could see both sides playing hardball and seeking to protect domestic interests.
The pound would bear the brunt of the greater political uncertainty.'

Patel expects the pound to fall to as low as $1.15, against $1.23 today. A stand-off would also hit the euro, but by a smaller amount, meaning holidaymakers travelling to the eurozone over the summer will see the cost of their holidays rise, possibly getting €1.11 for every pound rather than €1.15 currently.

Patel warned there are other big risks for sterling. A Scottish referendum prompting the chance of the break-up of the UK would drag the pound as much as 8 per cent lower against the dollar, while sterling's reserve currency status is also under threat.


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Re: The Rand
« Reply #93 on: March 26, 2017, 10:34:59 am »
I bought dollars at R14.30, a better price than any in the year previously, I'm so smart  :wall:

I'm still buying though, so at least I'm averaging down. A few days ago I bought at R12.70. Now I need to save up some more so I can average out some more with my next purchase. I'll be doing that for a few more years so I'm not too concerned that I didn't pick the market perfectly.

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Re: The Rand
« Reply #94 on: March 26, 2017, 07:32:23 pm »
Still hoping it will go closer to R12/$
Slowly getting there 8)
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Re: The Rand
« Reply #95 on: March 28, 2017, 09:37:11 am »
Any predictions on where the Rand will end up when Pravin gets bulleted?

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Re: The Rand
« Reply #96 on: March 28, 2017, 11:42:10 am »
Any predictions on where the Rand will end up when Pravin gets bulleted?
Could go as high as R 15/$ if he is bulleted and crybaby Molefe is brought in as that would confirm total state capture, and it could get worse once the country is downgraded
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