Rand breaks through R16 to the dollar
The rand broke through the critical R16/$ resistance level on Monday, touching R15.99 to the dollar for the first time in almost 6 months.
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The rand has strengthened to below the 16-per-dollar mark.
But it will happen slowly.
The rand strengthened late on Friday following shock jobs data from the United States, which softened the dollar and boosted gold.
The rand is “treading water” around R16 to the dollar at the moment, as global uncertainty has markets in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode, and tensions in the Middle East push traders into gold.
The index implies that the US dollar should cost less than R9 – ‘that’s the danger of using just one product, but however you look at it, the rand is still undervalued’: Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.
The rand has broken through R16 to the dollar for the first time since June 2022.
The rand has hit its strongest levels in three years, pushing toward R16.30/$ from over R19.00/$ a year ago. And investors think things will get better still.
Elke Brink – direkteur en adviseur, PSG Route 21