Brexit uncertainty continues, while investors wait for an update on the US-China trade talks
08 April 2019 - 10:16The rand was slightly softer on Monday morning, as global markets waited for fresh catalysts.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been courting opposition counterpart Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to get a deal, saying on Sunday that “the choice that lies ahead of us is either leaving the EU with a deal, or not leaving at all”, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
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