South African Markets - Factors to watch on February 14

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The following scheduled economic events, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Friday.

ECONOMIC EVENTS

South African inflation-linked bond auction

SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS

South Africa's rand was stable in volatile trade on Thursday, as financial markets awaited "reciprocal tariffs" that U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to unveil later in the day.

On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the blue-chip Top-40 index .JTOPI closed about 0.1% down..JZAR/

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Friday, while the dollar eased as investors contended with U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs that were not immediately imposed as well as U.S. data allaying investor worries on inflation.MKTS/GLOB

WALL STREET

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia, Apple and Tesla after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a roadmap for charging reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners. .N

GOLD

Gold prices held steady on Friday and were poised for a seventh consecutive weekly gain as U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing U.S. imports fuelled concerns of a global trade war.GOL/

EMERGING MARKETS

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Some of the main stories out in the South African press:

BUSINESS DAY

- Godongwana has little room to move in the budget, say economists

FIN 24

- 'A knife to a gunfight': Normal diplomacy with the US will just bring SA pain, warns top economist