# Surging dollar pushes rand to R13.60/$ - Moneyweb

> The rand weakened 1.4% to 13.60 per dollar early on Tuesday as the dollar index rose 0.15% to 96.164. Traders were waiting for Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday for signals on US rate hikes. The JSE opened nearly 1% higher, led by resources, on the weaker rand.

- Date: 2017-07-11 · published 2017-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70264-surging-dollar-pushes-rand-to-r13-60-moneyweb
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar raises the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs in South Africa and tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities. The price impact depends on what Yellen signals about US rates.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-04-28 | [Rand pressured by strong dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42125-rand-pressured-by-strong-dollar-moneyweb.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2018-04-23 | [Rand hits 3-month low on soaring dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65802-rand-hits-3-month-low-on-soaring-dollar-moneyweb.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Rand pressured by a stronger US dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37617-rand-pressured-by-a-stronger-us-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar rises to highest in a month - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8476-dollar-rises-to-highest-in-a-month-moneyweb.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2023-03-08 | [Powell pushes dollar to three-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37123-powell-pushes-dollar-to-three-month-high.md) | -0.4% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/surging-dollar-pushes-rand-to-r13-60/

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