# South African rand rises after U.S. data fuels Fed rate cut bets | CNBC Africa

> The rand strengthened about 0.4% to 17.4575 per dollar after US inflation data and jobless claims firmed bets on a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut. South Africa's 2030 bond yield fell 7 basis points to 9.07%.

- Date: 2024-10-11 · published 2024-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28156-south-african-rand-rises-after-u-s-data-fuels-fed-rate-cut-bets-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

Fed rate-cut expectations weaken the dollar and support emerging-market currencies, lowering the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports. The effect on grain prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-10-29 | [South African rand gains on expectations of Fed rate cut \| CNBC Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22700-south-african-rand-gains-on-expectations-of-fed-rate-cut-cnbc-africa.md) | +1.0% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2024-06-03 | [Gold rises as soft US economic data spurs Fed rate cut bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29638-gold-rises-as-soft-us-economic-data-spurs-fed-rate-cut-bets.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2025-09-29 | [South African rand buoyed by higher gold prices ahead of local data \| CNBC Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23175-south-african-rand-buoyed-by-higher-gold-prices-ahead-of-local-data-cnbc-africa.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2024-08-23 | [South African rand jumps as Fed's Powell signals lower rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29087-south-african-rand-jumps-as-fed-s-powell-signals-lower-rates.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2025-11-26 | [South African rand strengthens as downbeat US data weakens dollar \| CNBC Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22251-south-african-rand-strengthens-as-downbeat-us-data-weakens-dollar-cnbc-africa.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- cnbcafrica.com: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/south-african-rand-rises-after-u-s-data-fuels-fed-rate-cut-bets

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