# South African Rand Slips after Reserve Bank says Fewer Rate Hikes Needed

> The South African Reserve Bank held its repo rate at 6.75% and said its model now shows only one more rate hike is needed before 2021, down from three in November. It lowered its 2019 inflation forecast to 4.8% from 5.5%, mainly because of lower oil prices and a less depreciated rand.

- Date: 2019-01-17 · published 2019-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61385-south-african-rand-slips-after-reserve-bank-says-fewer-rate-hikes-needed
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Less pressure for rate hikes weakens the rand, which raises local-currency costs for dollar-priced feed imports. The lower inflation outlook reflects the fall in oil prices, which affects energy costs for feed production.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2023-04-17 | [Canadian dollar slips, pressured by Fed rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36641-canadian-dollar-slips-pressured-by-fed-rate-hike-bets-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -5.7% | -15.2% |
| WTI | 2022-09-21 | [WTI Falls as USD Spikes to 20-Year High after Fed Rate Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39497-wti-falls-as-usd-spikes-to-20-year-high-after-fed-rate-hike.md) | -6.9% | -1.7% |
| WTI | 2022-12-15 | [Oil prices slid 2% as dollar firms and central banks hike interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38152-oil-prices-slid-2-as-dollar-firms-and-central-banks-hike-interest-rates.md) | +1.3% | +3.5% |
| WTI | 2022-09-21 | [Oil prices slide 1% after U.S. Fed raises interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39490-oil-prices-slide-1-after-u-s-fed-raises-interest-rates.md) | -6.9% | -1.7% |
| WTI | 2022-06-23 | [Oil prices slump as investors fear Fed rate hikes will hurt demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41110-oil-prices-slump-as-investors-fear-fed-rate-hikes-will-hurt-demand-reuters.md) | +4.5% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/zar/10685-rand-weakens-after-south-african-reserve-bank-backs-away-from-further-rate-hikes

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