# Pula loses 0.67% against dollar on Friday but strengthens against rand

> Botswana’s official 6 November fixing valued the pula at $0.0745, down 0.67% from the previous day, while it strengthened 0.38% against the South African rand. The figures are central-bank reference rates rather than executable weekend quotes.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T15:10:31.602Z
- Category: macro · region Botswana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87667-pula-loses-0-67-against-dollar-on-friday-but-strengthens-against-rand
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

The currency move is relevant to Botswana’s import costs, but the report describes a daily FX fluctuation without a specific change to feed or commodity supply and demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2022-04-27 | [Brazilian real, Chilean peso steady against raging dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6862-brazilian-real-chilean-peso-steady-against-raging-dollar-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | -3.2% |
| USDBRL | 2020-09-04 | [Brazil's real slips against firmer dollar, Wall St slide hits Latam stocks \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51311-brazil-s-real-slips-against-firmer-dollar-wall-st-slide-hits-latam-stocks.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| USDBRL | 2022-01-27 | [Strong dollar hits Latam FX, Russian assets rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43348-strong-dollar-hits-latam-fx-russian-assets-rise-financial-post.md) | -2.9% | -5.7% |
| USDBRL | 2023-08-30 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Latin American currencies up on weaker dollar; Brazil's real lags on rate-cut speculation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34788-emerging-markets-latin-american-currencies-up-on-weaker-dollar-brazil-s-real.md) | +2.3% | +4.1% |
| USDBRL | 2017-01-18 | [Brazil says not worried about strong dollar as rate cuts intensify](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73177-brazil-says-not-worried-about-strong-dollar-as-rate-cuts-intensify.md) | -1.2% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/pula-loses-0-67-against-dollar-on-friday-but-strengthens-against-rand/

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