Rand pares earlier gains following dovish European Central Bank minutes

Positive local markets support the rand and local retail sales suggest the economy might be emerging from recession

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New BMI Research warns the boom in demand coming from China’s 2-million new car sales a month is coming to an end as cars start using alternative fuels

The European Central Bank’s July minutes will be released today, with the market hoping for hints about monetary policy tightening

TreasuryOne trader Phillip Pearce says dovish Fed minutes lessen the chance of another US rate increase this year, which lifted the global appetite for risk

TreasuryOne trader Phillip Pearce says dovish Fed minutes lessen the chance of another US rate increase this year, which lifted the global appetite for risk

The US Federal Reserve’s concern about inflation could lead to it pausing in its rate-increasing cycle, which would benefit emerging-market currencies

Sasfin Securities analysts say Federal Reserve minutes had little effect on yields but ‘added fodder to the inflation debate’

Traders say the market is range-bound as falling crude inventories provide support while high output caps gains

Metal is firmer after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting hint at a delay in further rate increases, while palladium hits a fresh 16-year high

Equities in Asia edge higher, but the Federal Reserve’s concerns about weak US inflation weighs on the dollar

It’s a busy day for market watchers, with Standard Bank, Exxaro, Harmony Gold and Gold Fields all scheduled to release results, and a raft of Stats SA ...

Market data including bonds, unit trusts and fuel prices

The rand was 0.75% stronger to the dollar at the close; from April to June retail sales rose by 2.2%, which might help pull SA out of recession

The JSE enjoys fairly broad-based gains; the European bourses are marginally up

Resources, industrials, banks and financials are all up, and Naspers climbs 2.93% on second-quarter results from Hong Kong-listed Tencent