Forget Turning Bullish on Battered Rand, Zuma Has Other Ideas

  • Analysts revising forecasts as more currency weakness seen
  • Removal of finance minister shakes investor confidence

South Africa’s Rand Weakens Post Finance Minister Change

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South Africa’s rand was being tipped by some strategists as one of 2016’s likely currency winners as recently as Wednesday.

They didn’t see Jacob Zuma coming.