# Rand hits best level in months as dollar suffers Trump slump | News24

> The rand hit its strongest level against the dollar since mid-December, trading near R18.01 in morning trade. The dollar weakened against most currencies despite continued attacks from Trump on South Africa.

- Date: 2025-03-18 · published 2025-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25856-rand-hits-best-level-in-months-as-dollar-suffers-trump-slump-news24
- 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 stronger rand reduces the rand cost of imported feed ingredients, while broad dollar weakness 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 | 2020-08-01 | [U.S. Dollar Suffers Its Worst Month in a Decade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52347-u-s-dollar-suffers-its-worst-month-in-a-decade.md) | +0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-07-31 | [Pound hits 10-month high of $1.32 on dollar's Trump slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70203-pound-hits-10-month-high-of-1-32-on-dollar-s-trump-slump.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2025-07-01 | [China yuan hits 8-month high as Trump's tax bill dents dollar — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23995-china-yuan-hits-8-month-high-as-trump-s-tax-bill-dents-dollar-tradingview-news.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Rand, stocks rise as Trump trips up dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73244-rand-stocks-rise-as-trump-trips-up-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- news24.com: https://www.news24.com/business/markets/rand-hits-best-level-in-months-as-dollar-suffers-trump-slump-20250318

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