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The rand was steady at about 17.34 per dollar as traders weighed the South African Reserve Bank's decision to hold its key rate at 7%. Trade talks with the US, where South Africa seeks to roll back a 30% tariff, were also in focus.
The 2035 government bond yield rose to 9.21%.
The central bank's hold and the tariff outcome affect South Africa's growth and currency outlook, which in turn shape import costs for feed ingredients. A tariff rollback would support sentiment and the rand.
cnbcafrica.comReutersSep 19, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
