# South African rand gains on expectations of Fed rate cut | CNBC Africa

> The South African rand gained in early trade on October 29 ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision and a Trump-Xi meeting. The rand traded at 17.1350 per dollar, up about 0.1% from the previous close.

- Date: 2025-10-29 · published 2025-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22700-south-african-rand-gains-on-expectations-of-fed-rate-cut-cnbc-africa
- 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

Expectations of Fed easing weakened the dollar, which supports emerging market currencies and modestly eases the rand cost of imported feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-03-20 | [South Africa’s rand gains ahead of Fed decision - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60378-south-africa-s-rand-gains-ahead-of-fed-decision-moneyweb.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2024-10-11 | [South African rand rises after U.S. data fuels Fed rate cut bets \| CNBC Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28156-south-african-rand-rises-after-u-s-data-fuels-fed-rate-cut-bets-cnbc-africa.md) | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-11-28 | [Dollar Finishes Lower and Gold Rallies on Fed Rate Cut Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21879-dollar-finishes-lower-and-gold-rallies-on-fed-rate-cut-expectations.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2020-02-25 | [U.S. dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54775-u-s-dollar-falls-as-expectations-of-a-fed-rate-cut-rise-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +7.4% |
| DXY | 2023-01-11 | [Gold prices surge on expectations for slower Fed rate rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37704-gold-prices-surge-on-expectations-for-slower-fed-rate-rises.md) | -1.0% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- cnbcafrica.com: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-african-rand-gains-on-expectations-of-fed-rate-cut

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