# Rand falls as Sino-US friction dents risk appetite - Moneyweb

> The rand fell early on Wednesday to 17.49 per dollar as emerging-market currencies weakened over China's proposed Hong Kong security law. Trump said his administration was preparing a strong response, which he expected to announce before the end of the week. South Africa's 10-year bond yield rose slightly to 9.05%.

- Date: 2020-05-27 · published 2020-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53438-rand-falls-as-sino-us-friction-dents-risk-appetite-moneyweb
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

Sino-US friction pressures emerging-market currencies and raises the risk of trade sanctions that could disrupt agricultural demand and feed price trends.

## Read by commodity

- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/markets/rand-falls-as-sino-us-friction-dents-risk-appetite/

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