Trading Trends Today — South Africa
The day’s biggest market stories — updated daily.
Inflation / CPI
Inflation data such as the CPI report tracks how fast consumer prices are rising and often moves currencies and indices on release. ZFX clients can respond to these releases through forex and index CFDs on MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, with leverage available up to 1:2000.
Sources: abcnews.com · sundayworld.co.za · www.cnn.com
See ZFX spreads →Nasdaq
The Nasdaq is a US stock index weighted heavily toward technology companies and is closely followed alongside broader market benchmarks. ZFX offers the Nasdaq as an index CFD, tradable with leverage up to 1:2000 through MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.
Sources: za.investing.com · www.forex.com
Market data as of 2026-09-20, from Yahoo Finance · indicative.
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Crude oil is a globally traded commodity whose price reacts to supply, demand and geopolitical shifts. On ZFX, oil can be traded as a CFD across the Mini, Standard STP and ECN account types, with leverage available up to 1:2000.
Sources: www.forex.com
Fed interest rate decisions shape borrowing costs and often move currency and index prices well beyond US markets. ZFX clients can position around these macro events using forex and index CFDs across the Mini, Standard STP and ECN accounts, with leverage available up to 1:2000.
Sources: www.cnbc.com
News tone = balance of positive and negative wording in the theme’s headlines over the last 48 hours; it describes the news flow, not the price, and is not a forecast. Price changes: 1D = since the previous trading session’s close, 1M = over the past month. Quotes come from Yahoo Finance as of 2026-09-20; how far behind the live market they run is not published by that source.