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Election results from South Africa have left investors swinging between anxiety over the different permutations that coalition may take and lingering hopes that whatever it is will result in a market-friendly government.
Election results from South Africa have left investors swinging between anxiety over the different permuations that coalition may take and lingering hopes that whatever it is will result in a market-friendly government. Before the vote, investors were bullish, confident the ruling African National Congress would secure enough votes for a coalition with a smaller party. That drove gains in the rand and the nation’s other assets.
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