# South Africa's rand expected to stabilize for rest of year: Reuters poll | Reuters

> A Reuters poll expects the South African rand to stabilise for the rest of 2017 after the recent downgrades and currency sell-off. The page content also includes an unrelated 2024 item on hurricane damage in Texas.

- Date: 2017-04-06 · published 2017-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71800-south-africa-s-rand-expected-to-stabilize-for-rest-of-year-reuters-poll-reuters
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

A stable rand would keep import costs for South African feed buyers steady. The poll suggests the currency sell-off may not extend much further.

## Read by commodity

- USDZAR: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-forex-poll-safrica-idUSKBN1781MA/?il=0

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