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The rand plunged almost 8% against the dollar on March 8, reaching its weakest close since January 1980 as investors fled riskier assets. Tumbling oil prices added to nervousness over the spreading coronavirus.
The steep rand sell-off raises dollar-based import costs for South African buyers, and the oil-linked weakness signals a broader commodity demand shock.
bloomberg.comColleen Goko-PetzerMar 9, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 312 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -5.4% to +2.3%), and -1.7% 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.
