
The rand fell to its weakest level against the dollar in four months, dropping 0.8% to R19.35 as the dollar strengthened on strong US data and oil prices surged. Markets worried about further Federal Reserve rate hikes and rising local fuel prices.
A weaker rand and higher fuel costs raise the local cost of imported feed ingredients and freight for South African buyers.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 323 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -2.9% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
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.