ARTICLES RELATING TO MARKETS BONDS

Bonds weaken on negative SA sentiment

2013-05-17 12:41

SA bonds have weakened as the bond market reflected the negative foreign investor perception of SA.

Bonds mixed in quiet trade

2013-05-16 12:38

South African bonds have been mixed in thin midday trade.

Bonds softer on weaker rand

2013-05-14 12:26

The South African bond market has been softer on the weaker rand.

Bonds softer on weaker rand

2013-05-13 12:57

South African bonds have been softer at noon due to a slightly weaker rand.

Bonds firm despite bad switch auction

2013-05-09 13:06

The South African bond market has been firm despite a disappointing switch auction earlier.

Bonds firm after strong auction

2013-05-07 12:27

The South African bond market has been firm after the weekly bond auction at 11:00.

Rand, bonds largely steady

2013-05-06 09:16

The rand has traded close to last Friday's 3-week highs and should be supported by renewed appetite for riskier but higher-yielding assets.

Bond yields at record lows, rand steady

2013-05-03 09:20

Government bond yields have been at record lows as the hunt for high-yielding assets intensified, while the rand was steady against the dollar.

Rand eases on fall in commodities

2013-05-02 09:19

The rand has weakened against the dollar on softening precious metal prices, erasing modest gains made earlier in the week.

Rand retreats on credit data

2013-04-30 09:11

The rand has traded little changed although it retreated slightly after central bank data showed a slowdown in private sector credit extension.

Rand firms with higher commodity prices

2013-04-29 09:21

The rand has gained against the dollar as resource-heavy currencies were supported by higher commodity prices.

Rand firms on gold recovery

2013-04-25 09:22

The rand has strengthened to its highest level against the dollar in more than a week, supported by improving precious metal prices.

Bonds firmer on good auction

2013-04-23 12:22

South African bonds have been firmer after a good weekly bond auction.

Rand weaker vs dollar, bond yields rise

2013-04-22 09:18

The rand has weakened against the dollar, with bonds also turning weaker after more bouts of labour unrest in the mining and transport sectors.

Bonds supported, rand weakens

2013-04-18 09:27

The yield spread on South African benchmark 2026 and 2015 bonds have narrowed to its lowest in a year, while the rand has weakened on a softer euro.

Bonds softer on rand‚ Chinese data

2013-04-15 13:18

South African bonds have been softer as the local currency weakened on poor Chinese economic growth data.

Bonds quiet after Sappi auction

2013-04-11 13:36

South African bonds have been flat amid quiet trade and tight liquidity.

Bonds remain firm despite consolidation

2013-04-10 13:00

South African bonds have been firm as continued foreign demand underpinned the market.

Foreign demand and rand buoy bonds

2013-04-08 13:05

South African bonds have been firmer supported by foreign demand and a stronger local currency.

Bonds slightly firmer on Japanese move

2013-04-04 12:57

Bonds have been a touch firmer after the Bank of Japan increased monetary stimulus to boost the world’s third largest economy.

Bonds show firmer bias on rebalancing

2013-03-28 12:42

Bonds have showed a firmer bias at noon‚ amid a quiet session ahead of the Easter weekend.

Rand breaches key R9.0 level

2013-03-01 09:09

The rand is near a one-month low against the dollar after breaking the key R9.0 barrier overnight, weighed down by data showing a record high trade deficit.

Rand softens ahead of budget

2013-02-27 09:30

The rand has softened ahead of the Budget Speech, which is likely to outline plans for cutting the government's spending deficit amid anaemic economic growth.

Rand weak but within range

2013-02-25 09:12

The rand has weakened and looks likely to come under more pressure this week if domestic economic data comes in weaker than market expectations.

Rand retreats against resurgent dollar

2013-02-21 09:03

The rand has softened against the dollar, with scope for further losses after hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve boosted the greenback.

 

Rand hits 4-year low

2013-05-17 09:26

The rand has hit a four-year low amid concerns about more labour unrest in the platinum mining sector.

Mining strike drags rand to 3-week low

2013-05-15 09:26

The rand has dropped to a three-week low on fears that a strike at Lonmin may result in a repeat of the industrial unrest that hit SA's economy last year.

Rand near 3-week lows on strike fears

2013-05-14 09:44

The rand has traded near three-week lows as workers at Lonmin began a wildcat strike, rekindling fears of a repeat of last year's work stoppages.

Rand, bonds under renewed pressure

2013-05-13 09:08

The rand has been on the back foot and bonds also weakened on worries that job cuts in the mining sector may spark violent strikes and dent investor sentiment.

Bonds stay soft on weak rand

2013-05-08 12:59

The South African bond market has been softer as the rand weakened to R9.07/$.

Bonds softer on weaker rand

2013-05-06 13:06

The SA bond market has been softer due to a softer rand‚ which weakened on importer demand for dollars.

Bonds yields drop to another record low

2013-05-03 12:43

The South African bond market has hit record lows across the curve driven mainly by foreign inflow, as the global search for better yields continues.

Bonds slightly firmer‚ await ECB

2013-05-02 13:55

The South African bond market was slightly firmer ahead of the European Central Bank rate announcement.

Bonds at record yields after auction

2013-04-30 12:51

Government bonds have advanced pushing the benchmark R186 bond to a record low level after a good weekly government bond auction this morning.

Bonds firmer on rand‚ US treasuries

2013-04-29 12:29

South African bonds have been firmer due to a firmer rand and stronger US Treasury as the market awaits domestic money supply and trade balance numbers.

Bonds mixed on rand‚ foreign demand

2013-04-25 13:30

SA bonds have been mixed as the shorter end rallied on the firmer rand‚ while the longer end weakened on the higher than expected March producer price index.

Bonds near record highs, rand steadies

2013-04-24 09:22

SA bonds have traded near record highs supported by signs of weak global growth, while the rand trades at its strongest levels this week.

Bonds softer on weaker rand

2013-04-22 13:35

South African bonds have been softer due to the local currency losing a fair bit of value.

Bonds steady after ILB auction

2013-04-19 12:54

South African bonds have been steady in quiet midday trade as the results of the inflation-linked bond auction at 11:00 failed to move the market.

Bonds mostly softer after mixed auction

2013-04-16 12:50

South African bonds have been mostly softer at noon compared with levels seen in the morning and Monday’s close.

Bonds slightly softer as rand weakens

2013-04-12 12:38

South African bonds have been a touch weaker due to a softer rand‚ as the market looks ahead to the next CPI figures for further direction.

Rand, bonds weaken

2013-04-11 09:26

The rand has weakened against a strengthened dollar, pulling back from a week-long rally as the US currency became more stable.

Bonds, rand still supported

2013-04-10 09:26

Yields on South African benchmark bonds has traded near record lows spurred by offshore money seeking higher returns around the popular 10-year yield space.

Offshore buying lifts bond market

2013-04-05 12:41

The SA bond market has remained on the front foot boosted by foreign buying as investors move out of riskier assets and into fixed income instruments.

Softer rand keeps bonds under pressure

2013-04-03 13:13

Bonds have been under pressure as a weaker rand weighed, amid a quiet trading day.

Bonds softer despite good ILB auction

2013-03-01 12:48

The South African bond market has been softer in midday trade on a weaker rand, despite a good inflation-linked bond auction.

Bonds focus on budget‚ ignore rand

2013-02-27 12:13

The SA bond market is a touch firmer ahead of the 2013 budget. Dealers say the market has been ignoring the weaker rand.

Rand holds near 1-week high

2013-02-26 09:37

The rand held near a one-week high above a key resistance point, and it looked likely to break that level depending on economic growth data.

Rand steady, stuck in range

2013-02-22 09:14

The rand has been steady against the dollar, likely to end the week within its range of the last two weeks while government bonds remained supported.

Bonds firm after good CPI data

2013-02-20 12:56

The bond market is firmer after the release of the new consumer price index showed a 5.4% year-on-year increase.

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