Some of the main stories out in the South African press: BUSINESS DAY - How Treasury plans to short-circuit jitters over Eskom debt FIN 24 - As SA faces Stage 8 threat, new Eskom board looks set to miss key target (Compiled by Nellie Peyton)
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The following scheduled
economic events, company announcements, equity and currency
market moves may affect South African markets on Tuesday.
ECONOMIC EVENTS
South Africa leading business cycle indicator for December
Weekly bond auction by South Africa's Treasury
COMPANIES
Kumba Iron Ore releases full year results
Sasol releases interim financial results
SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS
The South African rand weakened against the dollar on
Monday, at the start of a week in which fiscal policy will be in
focus, with the finance minister due to present this year's
budget. GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday as the prospect of the
U.S. central bank having to stay on its hawkish path weighed on
sentiment, with investors looking to the minutes of the latest
Federal Reserve meeting for further monetary policy
clues. WALL STREET
Wall Street dropped on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and
Nvidia as investors worried that inflation and a strong U.S.
economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest
rate hikes. GOLD
Gold traded in a tight range on Tuesday as investors
refrained from taking big positions ahead of U.S. economic data
that could influence the Federal Reserve's rate-hike
strategy. EMERGING MARKETS
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