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Is Africa’s FX calm a dangerous illusion for emerging-market investors?

Forex trading using smartphones and laptops. Photo by Marga Santoso @ Unsplash
Forex trading using smartphones and laptops. Photo by Marga Santoso @ Unsplash

African currencies appear steady, but behind the calm lie interventions, rationing and reserve pressures that could unleash volatility in emerging markets and FX trades.

Africa’s exchange rates have appeared surprisingly stable in recent months, but that calm is largely engineered through policy intervention rather than pure market forces.

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