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The rand is set for its biggest annual gain since 2009 as dollar weakness and political stability attracted foreign investors, who bought R72.4 billion of local bonds this year. The dollar is heading for its worst annual decline in eight years, and further gains are expected if Fed easing continues.
Persistent dollar weakness and rand strength lower the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for South African buyers and support dollar-denominated commodity prices.
moneyweb.co.zaMpho Hlakudi, BloombergDec 29, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
