| Currencies | The rand remains resilient as the USD recovers. |
| Commodities | Gold retreated back below $1,700 per ounce; Oil rose above $60 a barrel. |
| Equities | Top40 +0.2%; US 10-year yield back at it again, touching 14-month highs to trade at 1.75% as we went home. |
| Date | Region | Event | Actual/Expected/Prior | Implications |
| 30/03 | US | Conference Board Consumer Confidence | 109.7/96.9/90.4 | Consumer confidence surged due to better economic and employment expectations. |
| 30/03 | EZ | Consumer Confidence | -10.8/–/-14.8 | On better expectations about the economy and personal finances. |
| 31/03 | SA | Trade Balance | –/22.1b/11.8b | Driven by growth in exports and low import growth given current domestic economic conditions. |
Nedbank CIB Market Commentary | CIBMarketComm@Nedbank.co.za | +27 11 537 4091
Source: Nedbank
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