The rand remains robustly below the 15 level to the greenback, but concerns that the Fed could move more strongly at future meetings could be driving it weaker
The rand is likely to respond to the SARB’s March interest rate announcement, scheduled to be delivered on Thursday afternoon, where the decision and tone of the statement will be equally important.
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