# South African rand remains subdued amid dollar strength | Reuters

> The South African rand weakened alongside other emerging market currencies as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further U.S. rate cuts after the Federal Reserve's cautious stance. The rand traded at 17.36 per dollar, down 0.4% from the prior close.

- Date: 2025-10-31 · published 2025-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22699-south-african-rand-remains-subdued-amid-dollar-strength-reuters
- 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 weaker rand raises the rand cost of imported feed ingredients and energy for South African buyers, while a firmer dollar tends to pressure dollar-denominated grain and meal prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-10-21 | [South African rand falls on stronger dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22706-south-african-rand-falls-on-stronger-dollar-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2026-10-02 | [South African rand heads for fourth weekly loss as dollar strengthens and yields rise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17336-south-african-rand-heads-for-fourth-weekly-loss-as-dollar-strengthens-and.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-09-26 | [South African rand slumps to 28-mth low as dollar reigns supreme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39843-south-african-rand-slumps-to-28-mth-low-as-dollar-reigns-supreme.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-11-14 | [Dollar retains strength against peers on Trump trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11853-dollar-retains-strength-against-peers-on-trump-trade-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-11-02 | [Dollar regains strength as Powell dashes hope of a Fed pause \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38842-dollar-regains-strength-as-powell-dashes-hope-of-a-fed-pause-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-rand-remains-subdued-amid-dollar-strength-2025-10-31/

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