Quattro News

August 24, 2026

Rand Breaks Below R16 as Dollar Wobbles Ahead of Busy Week

Good morning Simply put, we have a very busy week in the world of finance ahead of us.  We’ll be dealing with key US economic data, a major quarterly earnings call, the annual central bankers’ symposium and all of this against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions, but the good […]
August 26, 2026

USD/ZAR Falls to R15.92 as Middle East Tensions Ease

Good morning While we’ve already had a few key developments over the past two days the week’s main events still lie ahead, but the good news is that the currency market has responded well to what’s been on offer thus far and the Rand is on the front foot.  These […]
August 28, 2026

Rand Holds Below R16 as Markets Await Warsh Speech

Good morning Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report was nothing short of stellar, with jaw-dropping figures from start to finish, but there’s one little-known stat about the company that’s just as mind-blowing.  42 000 people work at Nvidia, and thanks to their internal share reward program 78% of their staff are now Dollar […]
September 14, 2026

Rand Market Update

Good morning Congratulations to the Springboks who emphatically sealed The Greatest Rivalry rugby tournament win on Saturday night.  The rest of the world are hoping that we are peaking too early ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup but that’s probably not the case, we’re just getting stronger!!! These are […]
August 24, 2026

Rand Breaks Below R16 as Dollar Wobbles Ahead of Busy Week

Good morning Simply put, we have a very busy week in the world of finance ahead of us.  We’ll be dealing with key US economic data, a major quarterly earnings call, the annual central bankers’ symposium and all of this against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions, but the good […]
August 26, 2026

USD/ZAR Falls to R15.92 as Middle East Tensions Ease

Good morning While we’ve already had a few key developments over the past two days the week’s main events still lie ahead, but the good news is that the currency market has responded well to what’s been on offer thus far and the Rand is on the front foot.  These […]
August 28, 2026

Rand Holds Below R16 as Markets Await Warsh Speech

Good morning Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report was nothing short of stellar, with jaw-dropping figures from start to finish, but there’s one little-known stat about the company that’s just as mind-blowing.  42 000 people work at Nvidia, and thanks to their internal share reward program 78% of their staff are now Dollar […]
September 14, 2026

Rand Market Update

Good morning Congratulations to the Springboks who emphatically sealed The Greatest Rivalry rugby tournament win on Saturday night.  The rest of the world are hoping that we are peaking too early ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup but that’s probably not the case, we’re just getting stronger!!! These are […]