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USDZAR

In this section, you will find important USDZAR news, actionable trading ideas, and a live USDZAR chart to help you understand how the South African Rand trades vs. the US Dollar.

USDZAR is the ticker symbol in fx markets that represents how many South African Rands you can buy with one US dollar. South African Rand is the legal tender of the Common Monetary Area which includes South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Namibia. The factors that affect USDZAR are the interest rates, the GDP growth, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments and other macroeconomic figures. The US Federal Reserve Bank and South African Central Bank are the two institutions that USDZAR traders follow in order to get an idea about the future moves of the pair.
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USDZAR Trades Lower As SA Business Confidence Index Improves; Targets 14.54

Forex

·Feb 10, 2021, 10:18 GMT

The USDZAR continued on its downward trend, as the pair was hit by divergent fundamentals this Wednesday. The US Dollar...

USD/ZAR Outlook: NFP Report Validates Bearish Bias on the Pair

Forex

·May 07, 2021, 18:48 BST

The USD/ZAR’s decline for the 3rd straight session follows disappointing Non-farm Payrolls numbers. In a Bloomberg TV interview, Minneapolis Federal...

USD/ZAR Subsides After SARB Rate Hike, But Slow Economy, High Yields, Buffer Dollar

Forex

·Sep 25, 2026, 12:10 BST

The South African rand strengthened in early trading, recovering from losses in the previous two sessions. The USD/ZAR pair, which...

USD/ZAR Gains More than 1% As Strong NFP Data Boosts Early Tapering Chances

Forex

·Aug 06, 2021, 16:31 BST

The stellar jobs report of 6 August could be a trigger that wipes out the carry trade opportunity. The USD/ZAR...

USDZAR Lower on Inflation – Big U.S. Economic Data Awaits

Forex

·Nov 25, 2020, 12:20 GMT

USDZAR is 0.40% higher on the day as the pair tries to bounce from recent lows. The U.S. will see a big set of U.S. economic releases today.

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·Sep 18, 2020, 07:52 BST

US stocks declined yesterday as traders reacted to the FOMC decision and the weak economic numbers from the US. The...

USDZAR: Here’s Why the South African Rand Just Clinched New High

Forex

·Sep 16, 2020, 12:30 BST

The USDZAR pair slumped today as investors awaited the central bank decisions from South Africa and the United States. The...

USD/ZAR: Implications of South Africa’s Inflation Data

Forex

·May 19, 2021, 05:00 BST

USD/ZAR is trading higher by 0.14% after plunging in the previous session. Tuesday’s decline came as more Fed officials indicated...

USD/ZAR At Six-Month Lows and There’s Little Chance the Fed Could Disrupt Rand Momentum

Forex

·Aug 27, 2026, 10:19 BST

The USD/ZAR currency pair has dropped since late July 2026, falling below key technical support levels to trade near 15.93-15.95....

USDZAR Heads for the Lows as Dollar Weakness Continues

Forex

·Nov 23, 2020, 08:24 GMT

USDZAR was 0.30% lower in early trading on Monday as U.S. dollar weakness continues across the market. The Rand is...

SARB Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged; USDZAR Trades Lower

Forex

·Jan 21, 2021, 14:20 GMT

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has opted to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.5%. This matching the expectations of...

USDZAR: South African Rand Did Something it Hasn’t Done in 18 Years

Forex

·Dec 01, 2020, 09:08 GMT

The USDZAR is down by 0.70%, accelerating the South African rand’s gains to the new month. Yesterday, the pair completed...

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