USDZAR
16.90618
(-0.42%)
Supply/demand: 16.90618/16.91297
Day range: 16.9762/16.6083
Close: 16.9453
Open: 16.6341
USD/ZAR: reflects the rate of the USD to the South African rand. It’s traded most actively on Tuesday, to a lesser extent on Monday. This pair’s peculiarity is its extremely high volatility, which may reach 2,500 pips a day. It doesn’t depend on the trading session, the instrument’s price may experience sharp swings during the whole day. ZAR is affected by raw material prices: gold, diamonds, some metals (iron, copper, etc.).
Beside that, the rate of USD/ZAR is influenced by the following factors:
—major economic indicators of both countries;
—interest rates set by the central banks of the US and South Africa;
—balances of trade of the two countries;
—price of oil and other commodities.
There’s a correlation between this pair and USD/RUB, and also XAU/USD and XAU/EUR. Vast difference in the interest rates of the counties allows for the carry trade strategy.
Beside that, the rate of USD/ZAR is influenced by the following factors:
—major economic indicators of both countries;
—interest rates set by the central banks of the US and South Africa;
—balances of trade of the two countries;
—price of oil and other commodities.
There’s a correlation between this pair and USD/RUB, and also XAU/USD and XAU/EUR. Vast difference in the interest rates of the counties allows for the carry trade strategy.
| Instrument | Bid | Ask | Spread | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDCAD | 0.96876 | 0.96893 | 0.1 | +7.41% |
| AUDCHF | 0.56057 | 0.56068 | 0.1 | -11.97% |
| AUDJPY | 112.275 | 112.287 | 0.1 | +19.93% |
| AUDNZD | 1.21210 | 1.21223 | 0.1 | +12.32% |
| AUDUSD | 0.70515 | 0.70520 | 0.1 | +4.26% |
| CADCHF | 0.57858 | 0.57872 | 0.1 | -18.15% |
| CADJPY | 115.894 | 115.904 | 0.1 | +11.55% |
| CHFJPY | 200.296 | 200.312 | 0.1 | +36.55% |
| CHFSGD | 1.61357 | 1.61389 | 0.1 | +10.89% |
| EURAUD | 1.62652 | 1.62661 | 0.1 | +5.72% |
| EURCAD | 1.57584 | 1.57594 | 0.1 | +13.56% |
| EURCHF | 0.91181 | 0.91197 | 0.1 | -7.15% |
| EURGBP | 0.86403 | 0.86408 | 0.1 | +0.62% |
| EURHKD | 8.98553 | 8.98607 | 0.1 | +10.61% |
| EURJPY | 182.641 | 182.649 | 0.1 | +26.74% |
| EURNOK | 10.9905 | 10.9959 | 0.1 | +6.58% |
| EURNZD | 1.97158 | 1.97173 | 0.1 | +18.68% |
| EURRUB | 95.56000 | 95.66250 | 0.1 | +53.30% |
| EURSEK | 10.77629 | 10.78222 | 0.1 | -0.39% |
| EURSGD | 1.47138 | 1.47171 | 0.1 | +2.82% |
| EURUSD | 1.14699 | 1.14704 | 0.1 | +10.25% |
| EURZAR | 19.39109 | 19.39978 | 0.1 | +9.65% |
| GBPAUD | 1.88241 | 1.88256 | 0.1 | +5.21% |
| GBPCAD | 1.82378 | 1.82390 | 0.1 | +12.98% |
| GBPCHF | 1.05529 | 1.05545 | 0.1 | -7.59% |
| GBPDKK | 8.64679 | 8.64876 | 0.1 | +0.03% |
| GBPJPY | 211.362 | 211.381 | 0.1 | +26.01% |
| GBPNOK | 12.7191 | 12.7271 | 0.1 | +6.15% |
| GBPNZD | 2.28171 | 2.28205 | 0.1 | +18.15% |
| GBPSEK | 12.46948 | 12.48134 | 0.1 | -1.01% |
| GBPSGD | 1.70292 | 1.70324 | 0.1 | +2.28% |
| GBPUSD | 1.32740 | 1.32757 | 0.1 | +9.64% |
| NZDCAD | 0.79917 | 0.79937 | 0.1 | -4.30% |
| NZDCHF | 0.46239 | 0.46261 | 0.1 | -21.66% |
| NZDJPY | 92.628 | 92.640 | 0.1 | +6.81% |
| NZDSGD | 0.74611 | 0.74659 | 0.1 | -13.36% |
| NZDUSD | 0.58170 | 0.58180 | 0.1 | -7.10% |
| USDCAD | 1.37406 | 1.37411 | 0.1 | +3.02% |
| USDCHF | 0.79498 | 0.79505 | 0.1 | -15.67% |
| USDCNY | 6.8987 | 6.8996 | 0.1 | -3.75% |
| USDDKK | 6.51407 | 6.51470 | 0.1 | -8.78% |
| USDHKD | 7.83402 | 7.83417 | 0.1 | +0.35% |
| USDJPY | 159.222 | 159.232 | 0.1 | +14.93% |
| USDMXN | 17.7943 | 17.8063 | 0.1 | -8.07% |
| USDNOK | 9.5813 | 9.5873 | 0.1 | -3.26% |
| USDRUB | 85.24483 | 85.42290 | 0.1 | +41.53% |
| USDSEK | 9.39496 | 9.40057 | 0.1 | -9.63% |
| USDSGD | 1.28279 | 1.28309 | 0.1 | -6.72% |
| USDTRY | 44.31234 | 44.32729 | 0.1 | +138.93% |
| USDZAR | 16.90618 | 16.91297 | 0.1 | -0.42% |
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Economic calendar
| Time | Country | Importance | Event | Past | Forecast | Fact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BCB Interest Rate Decision | 14.75% | |||
| 00:45 / 19.03.26 | New Zealand | GDP y/y | 1.1% | -0.5% | 1.3% | |
| 00:45 / 19.03.26 | New Zealand | GDP Annual Change | -0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 00:45 / 19.03.26 | New Zealand | GDP Expenditures q/q | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| 00:45 / 19.03.26 | New Zealand | GDP q/q | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | |
| 02:50 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Foreign Bond Investment | ¥402.5 B | ¥-992.0 B | ||
| 02:50 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Core Machinery Orders m/m | 16.1% | 8.3% | -5.5% | |
| 02:50 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Core Machinery Orders y/y | 16.8% | 4.0% | 13.7% | |
| 02:50 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks | ¥385.5 B | ¥-1772.6 B | ||
| 03:30 / 19.03.26 | Australia | Full-Time Employment Change | 54.6 K | -30.5 K | ||
| 03:30 / 19.03.26 | Australia | Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | |
| 03:30 / 19.03.26 | Australia | Employment Change | 26.1 K | 10.4 K | 48.9 K | |
| 03:30 / 19.03.26 | Australia | Participation Rate | 66.7% | 66.9% | 66.9% | |
| 04:00 / 19.03.26 | China | Foreign Direct Investment YTD y/y | ||||
| 04:30 / 19.03.26 | Australia | RBA Financial Stability Review | ||||
| 05:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | BoJ Monetary Policy Statement | ||||
| 05:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | BoJ Interest Rate Decision | 0.8% | |||
| 05:46 / 19.03.26 | Japan | BoJ Monetary Policy Statement | ||||
| 05:46 / 19.03.26 | Japan | BoJ Interest Rate Decision | 0.8% | 0.8% | ||
| 07:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Capacity Utilization Rate | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.9% | |
| 07:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Industrial Production m/m | 2.2% | 2.2% | 4.3% | |
| 07:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | Industrial Production y/y | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.7% | |
| 09:30 / 19.03.26 | Japan | BoJ Press Conference | ||||
| 10:00 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | Exports | ||||
| 10:00 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | Imports | ||||
| 10:00 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | Trade Balance | ||||
| 11:30 / 19.03.26 | Sweden | Riksbank Interest Rate Decision | 1.75% | 1.75% | ||
| 11:30 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | SNB Monetary Policy Assessment | ||||
| 11:30 / 19.03.26 | Sweden | Riksbank Monetary Policy Report | ||||
| 11:30 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | SNB Interest Rate Decision | 0.00% | |||
| 12:00 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | SNB Monetary Policy Assessment | ||||
| 12:00 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | SNB Interest Rate Decision | ||||
| 12:30 / 19.03.26 | Switzerland | SNB News Conference | ||||
| 12:40 / 19.03.26 | Spain | 10-Year Obligacion Auction | 3.167% | |||
| 12:40 / 19.03.26 | Spain | 5-Year Bonos Auction | 2.577% | |||
| 12:50 / 19.03.26 | France | 5-Year OAT Auction | 2.630% | |||
| 12:50 / 19.03.26 | France | 3-Year OAT Auction | 2.400% | |||
| 13:00 / 19.03.26 | Europe | Construction Output y/y | -0.9% | -0.5% | ||
| 13:00 / 19.03.26 | Europe | Construction Output m/m | 0.9% | 0.1% | ||
| 13:00 / 19.03.26 | Europe | Wage Costs y/y | 3.0% | 2.5% | ||
| 13:00 / 19.03.26 | Europe | Labour Cost Index | 3.3% | 3.6% | ||
| 14:00 / 19.03.26 | South Africa | Building Permits m/m | -19.8% | -15.3% | ||
| 14:00 / 19.03.26 | South Africa | Building Permits y/y | -14.3% | -3.1% | ||
| 15:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BoE Interest Rate Decision | 3.75% | |||
| 15:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BoE MPC Vote Hike | 4 | |||
| 15:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BoE MPC Vote Cut | 0 | |||
| 15:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BoE MPC Meeting Minutes | ||||
| 15:00 / 19.03.26 | - | BoE MPC Vote Unchanged | 5 | |||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed Employment | -1.3 | 15.7 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed Business Conditions | 42.8 | 28.3 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed New Orders | 11.7 | 6.0 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed Capex Index | 14.4 | 20.9 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed Prices Paid | 38.9 | 42.2 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Initial Jobless Claims | 213 K | 218 K | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index | 16.3 | 3.0 | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Continuing Jobless Claims | 1.850 M | 1.844 M | ||
| 15:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | Initial Jobless Claims 4-Week Average | 212.000 K | 209.424 K | ||
| 16:15 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB Deposit Facility Rate Decision | 2.00% | |||
| 16:15 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB Interest Rate Decision | 2.15% | |||
| 16:15 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB Monetary Policy Statement | ||||
| 16:15 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB Marginal Lending Facility Rate Decision | 2.40% | |||
| 16:45 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB Monetary Policy Press Conference | ||||
| 17:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | Wholesale Inventories m/m | 0.2% | 0.3% | ||
| 17:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | Wholesale Sales m/m | 1.0% | 0.0% | ||
| 17:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | New Home Sales m/m | -1.7% | -7.0% | ||
| 17:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | CB Leading Economic Index m/m | -0.2% | -0.3% | ||
| 17:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | New Home Sales | 0.745 M | 0.710 M | ||
| 17:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | EIA Natural Gas Storage Change | -38 B | -73 B | ||
| 18:15 / 19.03.26 | Europe | ECB President Lagarde Speech | ||||
| 18:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | 4-Week Bill Auction | 3.640% | |||
| 18:30 / 19.03.26 | United States | 8-Week Bill Auction | 3.625% | |||
| 20:00 / 19.03.26 | United States | 10-Year TIPS Auction | 1.940% | |||
| 00:45 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | Trade Balance | $-0.519 B | $0.633 B | ||
| 00:45 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | Exports | $6.211 B | |||
| 00:45 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | Trade Balance 12-Months | $-2.305 B | $-1.622 B | ||
| 00:45 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | Imports | $6.730 B | |||
| 05:00 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | RBNZ Credit Card Spending y/y | 1.0% | 0.9% | ||
| 05:30 / 20.03.26 | Singapore | Unemployment Rate | 2.0% | 2.0% | ||
| 10:00 / 20.03.26 | Germany | PPI y/y | -3.0% | -1.2% | ||
| 10:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Public Sector Net Borrowing | £11.578 B | £17.226 B | ||
| 10:00 / 20.03.26 | Germany | PPI m/m | -0.6% | 0.0% | ||
| 10:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Public Sector Net Cash Requirement | £16.908 B | £6.410 B | ||
| 11:30 / 20.03.26 | - | CPI y/y | 1.1% | 1.3% | ||
| 12:00 / 20.03.26 | Europe | Current Account | €14.6 B | €33.2 B | ||
| 12:00 / 20.03.26 | Europe | Current Account n.s.a. | €34.6 B | €35.5 B | ||
| 12:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Trade Balance EU | ||||
| 12:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Trade Balance | ||||
| 13:00 / 20.03.26 | Europe | Trade Balance | €11.6 B | €13.1 B | ||
| 13:00 / 20.03.26 | Europe | Trade Balance n.s.a. | €12.6 B | €13.5 B | ||
| 14:30 / 20.03.26 | India | Bank Loan Growth y/y | 13.6% | 13.9% | ||
| 14:30 / 20.03.26 | India | Deposit Growth y/y | 11.2% | 10.2% | ||
| 14:30 / 20.03.26 | India | Foreign Exchange Reserves | $716.810 B | $719.090 B | ||
| 15:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Aggregate Demand q/q | 0.7% | 0.1% | ||
| 15:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Private Spending q/q | 1.1% | 0.1% | ||
| 15:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Private Spending n.s.a. y/y | 1.6% | 1.4% | ||
| 15:00 / 20.03.26 | - | Aggregate Demand n.s.a. y/y | 1.1% | 0.7% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | IPPI y/y | 5.4% | 5.4% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | New Housing Price Index m/m | -0.4% | -0.2% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | IPPI m/m | 2.7% | 1.8% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | RMPI m/m | 7.7% | 5.9% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | RMPI y/y | 8.0% | 6.3% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | Retail Sales m/m | -0.4% | -0.3% | ||
| 15:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | Core Retail Sales m/m | 0.1% | -0.2% | ||
| 20:00 / 20.03.26 | United States | Baker Hughes US Total Rig Count | 553 | |||
| 20:00 / 20.03.26 | United States | Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count | 412 | |||
| 20:30 / 20.03.26 | Germany | Bbk President Nagel Speech | ||||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Silver Non-Commercial Net Positions | 24.6 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | Europe | CFTC EUR Non-Commercial Net Positions | 105.1 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Corn Non-Commercial Net Positions | 257.8 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Gold Non-Commercial Net Positions | 163.1 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | Australia | CFTC AUD Non-Commercial Net Positions | 54.2 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | Canada | CFTC CAD Non-Commercial Net Positions | 36.2 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | Switzerland | CFTC CHF Non-Commercial Net Positions | -41.1 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Wheat Non-Commercial Net Positions | -29.2 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Copper Non-Commercial Net Positions | 51.7 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Soybeans Non-Commercial Net Positions | 230.3 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | South Africa | CFTC ZAR Non-Commercial Net Positions | 7.1 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Aluminium Non-Commercial Net Positions | -1.6 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC S&P 500 Non-Commercial Net Positions | -134.5 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Natural Gas Non-Commercial Net Positions | -186.9 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | - | CFTC GBP Non-Commercial Net Positions | -84.2 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | New Zealand | CFTC NZD Non-Commercial Net Positions | -37.1 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Nasdaq 100 Non-Commercial Net Positions | 24.9 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | United States | CFTC Crude Oil Non-Commercial Net Positions | 228.0 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | - | CFTC MXN Non-Commercial Net Positions | 73.8 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | - | CFTC BRL Non-Commercial Net Positions | 51.0 K | |||
| 22:30 / 20.03.26 | Japan | CFTC JPY Non-Commercial Net Positions | -41.4 K | |||
| 20:30 / 21.03.26 | United States | Fed Chair Powell Speech |
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