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Mercury Global Your fast, reliable and easy way to move money anywhere in the world. Mercury has now brought our wealth of knowledge and experience back to South Africa.

Mercury is a trusted global currency specialist offering a fresh, secure alternative to banks with better rates and lower fees. Founded (by South Africans) in the City of London in 2007, Mercury FX International is a trusted global currency specialist offering businesses and individuals a fresh, secure alternative to the banks, offering better rates and lower charges. Our Hong Kong Office opened i

ts doors in 2012 and has been trading well ever since, with our cross-border RMB service and the ability to hedge forward commercial exposure proving successful with the Asian market. Our aim is to help businesses & individuals move money internationally more quickly and at more competitive rates than the banks can. We offer our clients bank-beating exchange rates and lower transaction fees on all international transactions.

Two central bank meetings, one peace deal, and an price that just collapsed. The US and Iran agreed to end the war and...
15/06/2026

Two central bank meetings, one peace deal, and an price that just collapsed. The US and Iran agreed to end the war and reopen Hormuz over the weekend. is below $84, the dollar is at a 10-day low, and risk assets are bid. The Fed on Wednesday and the BoE on Thursday now face an inflation picture that the oil move is rewriting in real time. The interesting detail is not the holds, it is whether either acknowledges the energy unwind in its guidance. That gap is where the risk sits this week.

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The relief rally this week is really an in disguise. Brent has slid to two-month lows near $89 as a US-Iran deal moved...
12/06/2026

The relief rally this week is really an in disguise. Brent has slid to two-month lows near $89 as a US-Iran deal moved within reach, quietly draining the premium that had pushed both the and the Bank of England toward pricing hikes. For importers and dollar-exposed businesses, the question is how much of this oil-led relief is already in the rate before the and BoE meet next week.

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A second day of US strikes on Iran has pushed Brent back above $96, the same energy shock that has dragged euro-area inf...
11/06/2026

A second day of US strikes on Iran has pushed Brent back above $96, the same energy shock that has dragged euro-area inflation to 3% and is now forcing the ECB's hand. Yesterday's US CPI told the same story: a hot 4.2% headline driven by energy, a soft 2.9% core underneath.

For any business with euro, dollar or rand exposure, the divergence between three central banks reading the same oil price differently is where the cost sits. The Fed's turn comes next week.

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Iran and Israel halted strikes, fell 3.4%, and the US prints this morning with a 4.2% forecast. and the rand are b...
10/06/2026

Iran and Israel halted strikes, fell 3.4%, and the US prints this morning with a 4.2% forecast. and the rand are both in a better position than a week ago, but the in six days is where the real risk sits.

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172,000 jobs versus an 85,000 forecast has repriced every position that relied on a hold. The rand, sterling, and the ...
09/06/2026

172,000 jobs versus an 85,000 forecast has repriced every position that relied on a hold. The rand, sterling, and the chart are all waiting for tomorrow's US to tell them whether last week's surge was the whole story or just the opening line.

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is back above $96 and the rand is carrying the weight of two simultaneous pressures: strength from Friday's 172,000-...
08/06/2026

is back above $96 and the rand is carrying the weight of two simultaneous pressures: strength from Friday's 172,000-job print and an reversal as Iran broke the weekend ceasefire. Our June 8 brief covers what it means for GBP, USD, ZAR, and the calendar ten days out.

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has quietly repriced two Bank of England hikes while the strengthened to its June high and Brent climbed back toward...
05/06/2026

has quietly repriced two Bank of England hikes while the strengthened to its June high and Brent climbed back toward $97. drops into this at 13:30 UTC today; the brief sets out the stakes for each of the four major positions before the number lands.

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Three days without a signature, $5 more per barrel, and a record equity rally that ran out of road on Wednesday. Tomor...
04/06/2026

Three days without a signature, $5 more per barrel, and a record equity rally that ran out of road on Wednesday. Tomorrow's US are the first live test of whether the soft-landing narrative survives a geopolitical backdrop that just became harder.

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UK services collapsed to 47.9 in May, its sharpest contraction since early 2021, six days before the 's June 18 vote....
03/06/2026

UK services collapsed to 47.9 in May, its sharpest contraction since early 2021, six days before the 's June 18 vote. The rand has strengthened to 16.20 after the hike, but the faces a softer open as Iran negotiations stall and global risk appetite cools from record highs.

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President declined to sign the MOU over the weekend, moving from $92 to $95 and shifting the deal's timeline from ...
02/06/2026

President declined to sign the MOU over the weekend, moving from $92 to $95 and shifting the deal's timeline from imminent to uncertain. Today's brief maps what the delay means for , , , and the policy decisions now less than three weeks away.

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