Some of the main stories out in the South African press: BUSINESS DAY - Red-hot coal prices light up Glencore's profit FIN 24 - MPs to Transnet: Fix this mess you are creating for the ANC government (Compiled by Nellie Peyton)
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The following scheduled
equity and currency market moves may affect South African
markets on Thursday.
SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS
The South African rand weakened against a stronger dollar on
Wednesday after domestic inflation figures came in line with
expectations. GLOBAL MARKETS
Asia's stocks rose on Thursday, with investors choosing to
cheer strong U.S. retail sales data as good news for earnings
rather than worry about it being likely to support interest rate
rises. WALL STREET
Wall Street was mixed on Wednesday after
stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered evidence of
resilience in the U.S. economy, while also fueling expectations
of more interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve in the months
ahead. GOLD
Gold prices regained some ground on Thursday as the U.S.
dollar pulled back, although prospects of more interest rate
hikes by the Federal Reserve kept investors on edge. EMERGING MARKETS
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