The South African Reserve Bank held rates at 7% but struck a dovish tone, and the rand slid toward 17 per dollar as a hawkish US Federal Reserve loomed.

Colombia's annual inflation hit a two-year high of 6.14% in June, just after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to 12%, with a big minimum-wage

The South African Reserve Bank held rates at 7% but struck a dovish tone, and the rand slid toward 17 per dollar as a hawkish US Federal Reserve loomed.