20-Aug-18 Angola: Kwanza slides in H1 amid controlled adjustment of the exchange rate regime The Angolan kwanza began sliding at the start of the year after the Central Bank (Banco Nacional De Angola, BNA)...
17-Aug-18 South Africa: Contagion from Turkey’s lira crisis hits rand in August Amid the ongoing crisis in Turkey, the selloff in emerging markets (EM) continued into August as contagion from the freefall...
9-Jul-18 Venezuela: Bolivar continues to plummet in June At the twentieth Central Bank Dicom auction held on 28 June, the bolivar sold at 134,262.5 VEF per EUR (approximately...
29-Jun-18 Argentina: Argentine peso tumbles to new all-time low in June The Argentine peso continues to depreciate, despite Central Bank efforts to stem the currency’s slide. On 29 June, the currency...
18-Jun-18 South Africa: Emerging-market selloff pushes rand to six-month low in June Since the outset of the year, the South African rand has taken some major hits as the emerging-market selloff continues...
11-Jun-18 Venezuela: Bolivar slides further in official and parallel markets in early June At the seventeenth Central Bank Dicom auction held on 8 June, the bolivar sold at 94,112 VEF per EUR (80,000...
9-May-18 Argentina: Argentine peso depreciates sharply amid selloff of emerging market currencies The Argentine peso (ARS), which has come under severe pressure since the end of April, depreciated to a multi-year low...
8-May-18 Russia: U.S. sanctions pummel ruble The imposition of new sanctions by the U.S. caused the ruble to dive in April and triggered a sharp sell-off...
20-Apr-18 Kenya: Kenyan shilling soars to 33-month high against the U.S. dollar The Kenyan shilling (KES) shot up in value against the U.S. dollar amid renewed political stability, which has led to...
17-Apr-18 Brazil: Real loses value amid turbulent political scene The Brazilian real (BRL) sunk in value against the U.S. dollar in April amid a wave of political noise in...