South African Rand Weakens ahead of AntiGovernment Protest

JOHANNESBURG, March 20 Reuters The South African rand weakened against the dollar on Monday ahead of planned protests by the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters EFF party. At 0743 GMT the rand traded at 18.4350 against the dollar, 0.16 weaker than its previous close. South African security forces on Monday said 87 people had been arrested over the […]
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Gold Bounces as Banking Sector Concerns Return to Fore

Gold jumps 1 Focus on Fed policy meeting this week Bank stocks struggle to shake selling pressure March 20 Reuters Gold prices jumped 1 to their highest since March last year on Monday, erasing earlier losses, as worries about the global banking sector returned to the fore despite rescue efforts by Swiss lender UBS to buy […]
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European Bank Shares Slide after Credit Suisse Rescue

Credit Suisse slumps over 63 after emergency weekend takeover European bank shares fall over 5 in early trading Government bonds and gold rally as investors seek safety LONDON, March 20 Reuters European share markets opened sharply lower and government bonds and gold rallied in a rush for safety on Monday as the emergency weekend rescue […]
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Switzerland Puts Up 260B Francs for Credit Suisse Rescue

ZURICH, March 20 Reuters Credit Suisse and UBS could benefit from more than 260 billion Swiss francs 280 billion in state and central bank support, a third of the country39;s gross domestic product, as part of their merger to buffer Switzerland against global financial turmoil, documents outlining the deal show. Swiss authorities announced on Sunday that UBS had […]
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