# South African Rand Benefits from Trump Tremors

> The rand gained as investors sought higher-yielding assets while US Treasury yields fell amid political uncertainty around President Trump. Analysts described the rand's rise as an unusual result of risk-currency flows tied to US political instability and a possible government shutdown.

- Date: 2017-08-24 · published 2017-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69758-south-african-rand-benefits-from-trump-tremors
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US yields and a stronger rand reduce the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs for South African buyers. The effect on global feed prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- USDZAR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/zar/7385-south-african-rand-benefits-from-trump-tremors-but-how-long-for

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