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MW South African rand leads currency losers after economic outlook downgrade

MW South African rand leads currency losers after economic outlook downgrade

MW南非兰特在经济前景下调后领跌货币
Dow Jones Newswires ·  2018/10/24 13:45

MW South African rand leads currency losers after economic outlook downgrade

MW南非兰特在经济前景下调后领跌货币

South Africa's rand sold off on Wednesday after newly appointed Finance Minister Tito Mboweni unveiled a downgraded economic forecast for the country. The rand was the worst performing emerging market currency versus the dollar during the session, with the greenback climbing more than 2% against it. Mboweni announced that government debt is expected to keep rising until 2024 -- two years longer than expected -- when it will hit some 60% of gross domestic product, rather than 56%, as previously forecast. The budget deficit is also set to widen. The rand slipped to a near two-week-low against the U.S. dollar, with one buck last buying 14.5760 rand, up more than 2% from 14.2569 late Tuesday in New York. The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) was meanwhile down 4%.

南非兰特周三遭抛售，此前新任财长Tito Mboweni公布下调该国经济预估。兰特是盘中表现最差的新兴市场货币兑美元，美元兑兰特攀升逾2%。姆博维尼宣布，政府债务预计将持续上升，直到2024年-比预期多两年-届时政府债务将达到国内生产总值(GDP)的60%左右，而不是之前预测的56%。预算赤字也将扩大。兰特兑美元跌至近两周低点，1美元兑14.5760兰特，较周二纽约尾盘的14.2569上涨逾2%.与此同时，iShares MSCI南非ETF(Eza)下跌了4%。

-Anneken Tappe; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com

-Anneken Tappe；415-439-6400；电子邮件：AskNewswres@dowjones.com

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October 24, 2018 13:45 ET (17:45 GMT)

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