# Rand strengthens as dollar slides, stocks jump - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

> The rand strengthened against a weaker dollar on Friday as investors scaled back bets on how high central banks will raise rates. The rand traded at 15.8075 per dollar, and the dollar index fell 0.18% to 104.21. Global stocks rose as falling commodity prices eased inflation worries.

- Date: 2022-06-25 · published 2022-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41264-rand-strengthens-as-dollar-slides-stocks-jump-sabc-news-breaking-news-special
- 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 dollar and softer rate expectations support dollar-priced grain and meal imports for South Africa, while lower commodity prices ease feed input costs. The effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-01-24 | [Rand breaks through R12 level against dollar - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67273-rand-breaks-through-r12-level-against-dollar-sabc-news-breaking-news-special.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2022-06-28 | [South African rand gains as dollar dips - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41263-south-african-rand-gains-as-dollar-dips-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2022-05-27 | [South African rand firms as dollar sinks to a month low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41694-south-african-rand-firms-as-dollar-sinks-to-a-month-low-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-04-13 | [UPDATE 1-South African rand jumps as dollar slips on U.S. producer prices \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36688-update-1-south-african-rand-jumps-as-dollar-slips-on-u-s-producer-prices-kitco.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- sabcnews.com: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/rand-strengthens-as-dollar-slides-stocks-jump/

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