# Rand firmer in early trade, eyes on central banks meetings - Moneyweb

> The rand firmed against a weaker dollar in early Monday trade, trading at R16.67 per dollar. Focus was on central bank meetings in South Africa, the US and Britain that week.

- Date: 2020-09-14 · published 2020-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51395-rand-firmer-in-early-trade-eyes-on-central-banks-meetings-moneyweb
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer rand modestly eases South African import costs, but the move is routine currency trading with no notable feed-market implication.

## Read by commodity

- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/rand-firmer-in-early-trade-eyes-on-central-banks-meetings/

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