Market Watcher: Commodities soar on back of US announcement

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David Shapiro of Otto1890 unpacks the US Treasury’s bond-buyback announcement,
its impact on commodities and the JSE’s 2% gain, and whether the resilient rand
could break through R16 to the dollar.
19 Aug 1PM English South Africa Business · News

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