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The South African rand showed some strength during yesterday’s session to reach its best level of 19.06 at the time of close. The local unit’s performance exceeded expectations with the next support level now around 19.00. The predicted trading range for the rand today is between 19.0000 to 19.3000.
Fitch rating agency said yesterday that its not confident in last week’s budget speech, due to the government’s high spending. Federal Reserve spokesperson said yesterday that that are not in a rush to cut interest rates while inflation is still high. Analysts are suggesting the chances of a rate cut in June is around 51%.
The rand will look for support at 18.99, 18.88 and then a low of 18.72. The resistance levels for the rand are at 19.27, 19.43, following with a high of 19.59.
Foreign Exchange Rates
At time of writing:
The Rand traded at 19.2205 versus the dollar.
GBP: 24.27
Euro: 20.77
Gold: 2027 USD
Bitcoin: 58 924 USD
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