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The Rand, Gold and Platinum
2:55 · 8 chapters · Forex lessons, part 114
What you'll learn
Gold up, rand up? Not always. Here's how metals really move the rand, and when the link breaks.
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- Key point 1
- How metals prices reach the rand through export earnings and the trade balance
- Key point 2
- Why platinum group metals and gold matter most
- Key point 3
- Gold's double role: export earner and safe haven
- Key point 4
- Four situations where the commodity link breaks down
- Key point 5
- How to use metals as a slow bias, not an intraday signal
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