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Underlying US consumer inflation was unchanged in July after rising 1.3% in June, well below the 0.2% forecast by economists. The rand jumped as much as 2.9% against the dollar as traders cut bets on a 75 basis point Fed hike in September.
A soft US inflation print weakens the dollar and reduces pressure on emerging-market currencies, lowering the local cost of imported feed inputs for South African buyers.
businessday.co.zaAndries MahlanguAug 10, 2022Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 47 past bearish report events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (34% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.2%), and -0.7% 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.
