JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The following

scheduled economic events, company announcements, equity and

currency market moves may affect South African markets on

Thursday.

ECONOMIC EVENTS

Q2 current account data

July mining output figures

July Manufacturing production numbers

COMPANIES

Discovery reports full-year results

FirstRand reports full-year results

SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS

The South African rand firmed on Wednesday after

softer-than-expected U.S. producer prices data cemented

expectations that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting

interest rates soon.

On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Top-40 index

was last up 0.4%.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Japanese and Taiwanese shares set records on Thursday as

technology companies rallied while investors wagered that U.S.

inflation data will be well behaved enough to ensure an interest

rate cut next week, and perhaps two more by year end.

WALL STREET

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record-high closes on

Wednesday, as Oracle surged and cooler-than-expected inflation

data supported expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut

interest rates next week.

GOLD

Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, hovering near record

highs, as investors awaited U.S. consumer inflation data due

later in the day following weaker-than-expected producer price

figures that reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate

cut next week.

EMERGING MARKETS

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

BUSINESS DAY

- Electricity minister warns high energy costs risk smelter

meltdowns

- Binance pushing for everyday crypto payments in SA through

Zapper partnership

NEWS24

- SA's housing crisis: Govt battles backlog of 2 million

homes with limited resources

- SA's housing crisis: Govt battles backlog of 2 million

homes with limited resources

- OM Bank targets 2.5 million customers, 2028 break-even

(Compiled by Sfundo Parakozov)