# Rand in good Christmas spirits as dollar’s demise sends commodities soaring | News24

> The rand traded near its strongest level in more than three years on Christmas Eve, just below R16.63 per dollar, as gold and platinum hit record highs. Analysts expect a slow grind stronger, supported by expected further US Fed rate cuts.

- Date: 2025-12-24 · published 2025-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21778-rand-in-good-christmas-spirits-as-dollar-s-demise-sends-commodities-soaring
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer rand lowers the local cost of imported feed ingredients, while the dollar weakness that drives it supports dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Rand rallies to best level in 7 months as Trump’s Fed comment hits dollar \| News24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24499-rand-rallies-to-best-level-in-7-months-as-trump-s-fed-comment-hits-dollar-news24.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2020-01-21 | [Weakening Dollar Good News For Commodities - Passport to Wall Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54999-weakening-dollar-good-news-for-commodities-passport-to-wall-street.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2020-07-27 | [Dollar’s weakness boosts rally in commodities and currencies - Gulf Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5318-dollar-s-weakness-boosts-rally-in-commodities-and-currencies-gulf-times.md) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2017-05-22 | [Commodities Relief Rally As U.S. Dollar Breaks Down - InvestingHaven](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10222-commodities-relief-rally-as-u-s-dollar-breaks-down-investinghaven.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-08-29 | [The U.S. Dollar and Commodity Prices \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28700-the-u-s-dollar-and-commodity-prices-news-cqg-com.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- news24.com: https://www.news24.com/business/markets/rand-in-good-christmas-spirits-as-dollars-demise-sends-commodities-soaring-20251224-0630

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