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Africa: US equity correction outweighs political drama

The market impact of February’s political drama in South Africa was limited; investors had already priced in Jacob Zuma’s February 14th resignation. Instead, moves in markets across Africa were mostly driven by the sharp fall – and subsequent recovery – of US equities in the middle of the month.

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