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South African and global equities rose on trade-deal optimism after US officials said a US-China pact was still possible this year. The rand lost ground against the dollar at about 14.75, and gold and oil prices fell.
This is routine market commentary on risk sentiment; the trade optimism is a background factor for commodity and currency pricing rather than a direct supply or demand shift.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.