South African futures firmed on Wednesday, tracking the local bourse, which reversed earlier losses to close 200 points off the record high set on Monday.Positive sentiment in global markets continues, bolstered by the start of the third-quarter earnings season, which helped confirm the health of the corporate sector, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The Dow was on track to close above 23,000 points for the first time, the newswire said.The strength of the dollar is likely to remain in focus in coming sessions, as investors eye global central banks.Speculation over the future of US Federal Reserve chairperson Janet Yellen continues and, according to reports, US President Donald Trump will interview Yellen on Thursday. At that point he will have discussed the job with all the candidates.Some focus could also be on the European Central Bank (ECB), which has said it will announce details of plans to unwind its huge bond-purchase programme next week. ECB policy makers gave out few clues du...
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