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Zuma's High Noon Puts Rand Investors Into Brace Position: Chart

Zuma's High Noon Puts Rand Investors Into Brace Position: Chart

Zuma's High Noon Puts Rand Investors Into Brace Position: Chart

(Bloomberg) -- As the clock ticks for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, the risk premium on the country’s currency is climbing. One-week implied volatility for the rand versus the dollar has jumped 2.45 percentage points since Wednesday to the highest since mid-December. Zuma’s fate is set to be sealed Monday when the top leadership of the ruling African National Congress meets to conclude the transition of power to deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

To contact the reporter on this story: Colleen Goko in Johannesburg at cgoko2@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Dana El Baltaji at delbaltaji@bloomberg.net, Robert Brand, John Viljoen

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