market liquidity

02 Nov 2021

Three things that impact market efficiency

By Staff Writer

As a trader, you need to be aware of certain notions in the markets. These notions can affect your trading significantly, especially during volatile market conditions. To make better trading decisions, the three concepts you need to be aware of are liquidity, slippage and swaps.

25 Mar 2020

Further amendments to the money market liquidity management strategy of SARB

By Janice Roberts

On 20 March 2020, the SARB, in response to strains witnessed in various funding markets, reviewed the liquidity management strategy. The amendments announced included the implementation of Intraday Overnight Supplementary Repurchase Operations (IOSROs) and a change in the Standing Facility borrowing and lending rates.

19 Dec 2019

Are we witnessing the US dollar’s fall from grace?

By Janice Roberts

By: Michael Devereux, Multi-Asset Fund Manager at Schroders. A global shortage of US dollars could be reversing and this could signal the beginning of a weak phase for the currency, writes Michael Devereux, Multi-Asset Fund Manager at Schroders. A world in which money is scarce might appear to be a far-fetched idea. But for US...

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