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Another big turn for the rand | SA News

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 ·16 Feb 2026

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South Africa’s rand has seen another bout of strength against the US dollar, moving back below R16.00/$ from around R16.30/$ at the start of the month.

The main driver of the rand’s renewed strength is the return of risk-on sentiment in global markets following a correction triggered by the United States’ new Federal Reserve Chair nomination.

Markets fell at the end of January and the start of February as markets contemplated US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Fed…

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