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1. www.politicalanalysis.co.za › why-is-the-randWhy is the Rand strengthening? Are we actually seeing ...

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   Sep 30, 2024 · The rand’s recent gains come on the back of several external factors. The global pullback of the US dollar, combined with a slight improvement in local investor sentiment due to South Africa’s political developments, has contributed to the rand hovering around the R18 mark. But let’s not get carried away—this is hardly an indication of ...

2. businesstech.co.za › news › financeThis is the ‘real’ value of the rand right now – and why we ...

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   Aug 5, 2024 · Using the ‘raw’ direct conversion data, a Big Mac costs R51.90 rand in South Africa (up from R49.90 in 2023) and US$5.69 in the United States (up from US$5.36).

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4. www.news24.com › fin24 › archiveWhy the rand is strengthening | Business - News24

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   May 23, 2021 · Let us compare the rand and South Africa’s inflation rate with the US dollar and the US inflation rate over the past 30 years. When the US announced their inflation rate of 2.62% year-on-year in March 2021, this meant a difference of only 0.5 percentage points between US and SA inflation.

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5. businesstech.co.za › news › financeEconomists on why the rand is so undervalued right now

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   Jul 28, 2022 · The reality, however, is that the rand is currently trading around R16.70 to the dollar – begging the question of why it is so undervalued. A currency is considered undervalued when its value in ...

6. businesstech.co.za › news › financeThe rand is undervalued – this is where it should be, and why ...

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   Apr 29, 2024 · According to the Big Mac Index – which tracks PPP in layman’s terms – South Africa’s ‘fair’ value for the rand (taking into account GDP) should be around R11.30 to the dollar. However ...

7. theconversation.com › why-the-rand-punches-aboveWhy the rand punches above the weight of South Africa’s economy

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   Apr 21, 2016 · The South African economy is the 33rd biggest in the world, with a gross domestic product of US$350 billion in 2014. But its currency, the South African rand (ZAR), is ranked 18th when the ...

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   Why has the Rand risen so much in South Africa?

   • The rand’s recent gains come on the back of several external factors. The global pullback of the US dollar, combined with a slight improvement in local investor sentiment due to South Africa’s political developments, has contributed to the rand hovering around the R18 mark.

   Why is the Rand strengthening? Are we actually seeing progress?

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   Why is the South African Rand ranked 18th?

   • But its currency, the South African rand (ZAR), is ranked 18th when the percentage shares of the average daily turnover of the global foreign exchange market are considered. The South African rand has recently experienced an unprecedented level of volatility – more so than most, if not all, emerging-market currencies.

   Why the rand punches above the weight of South Africa’s economy

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   Why is South Africa's Rand hovering around R18?

   • The global pullback of the US dollar, combined with a slight improvement in local investor sentiment due to South Africa’s political developments, has contributed to the rand hovering around the R18 mark. But let’s not get carried away—this is hardly an indication of strong economic fundamentals.

   Why is the Rand strengthening? Are we actually seeing progress?

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   What is South Africa's 'fair' value for the Rand?

   • On a PPP basis, the rand should be about R15.00 to the dollar, she said—a position last seen in 2022. According to the Big Mac Index – which tracks PPP in layman’s terms – South Africa’s ‘fair’ value for the rand (taking into account GDP) should be around R11.30 to the dollar.

   The rand is undervalued – this is where it should be, and why it’s

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   Is the Rand undervalued in South Africa?

   • Based on the index’s findings, the rand is undervalued by as much as 54.5%, and should be trading at a ‘fair’ value of R7.75 versus the dollar – or R9.85 if you take into account the size of South Africa’s economy relative to the United States.

   Economists on why the rand is so undervalued right now

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   What factors affect the value of a Rand in South Africa?

   • Other factors are also taken into account, including investors’ appetite for risk and a plethora of local and global conditions that play into a particular market’s stability. In South Africa’s case, as an emerging market that is considered high risk, the value of the rand is driven by the whims of the global economy.

   This is the ‘real’ value of the rand right now - BusinessTech

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9. www.investec.com › en_za › focusRand Note | Rand Forecast and Analysis - Investec

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   R17.00/USD is a major resistance level and will be challenging for the rand to sustainably break through. The rand is highly volatile, reflective of investor sentiment, with foreigners showing changing levels of interest in SA’s portfolio assets week to week, while the rand has moved to R17.75/USD last week, before slipping below R17.30/USD.