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JSE lifts on US debt-ceiling deal

The rand remains under pressure with poor data from China adding pressure to commodity-linked currencies

The JSE was firmer on Thursday morning along with its global peers, as investors welcomed the passing of a US deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling.

A bill to raise the debt limit and cap government spending was passed in the House by a wide margin, sending it to the Senate just days before Monday’s US default deadline. ..

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