# South Africa's rand weakens after mixed local data, US GDP dip — TradingView News

> The rand slipped about 0.4% against the dollar after mixed South African data showed a March trade surplus and a budget deficit. The move also reflected a 0.3% fall in first-quarter US GDP, which lifted the dollar.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25420-south-africa-s-rand-weakens-after-mixed-local-data-us-gdp-dip-tradingview-news
- 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 cost of USD-priced feed imports for South African buyers, while the stronger dollar adds upward pressure on dollar-priced grains and meals.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-02-02 | [South African rand drops as dollar jumps on US jobs report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31946-south-african-rand-drops-as-dollar-jumps-on-us-jobs-report.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-06-25 | [Euro stabilizes near 13-month lows against the US Dollar after in-line US inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19034-euro-stabilizes-near-13-month-lows-against-the-us-dollar-after-in-line-us.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-08-26 | [Euro comes under pressure against US Dollar after mixed US PCE data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18103-euro-comes-under-pressure-against-us-dollar-after-mixed-us-pce-data.md) | +0.4% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2016-11-15 | [Dollar hovers at 11-month high after upbeat U.S. data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7744-dollar-hovers-at-11-month-high-after-upbeat-u-s-data.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-02-04 | [Dollar rises from two-week low after U.S. jobs surprise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9876-dollar-rises-from-two-week-low-after-u-s-jobs-surprise.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/index/DOW-JONES-SOUTH-AFRICA-ZA-55518594/news/South-Africa-s-rand-weakens-after-mixed-local-data-US-GDP-dip-49768976/
- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3R80QE:0-south-africa-s-rand-weakens-after-mixed-local-data-us-gdp-dip/

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