USD/ZAR: A retracement toward 18.00 is not ruled out if the SARB comes across as hawkish – SocGen
|Economists at Société Générale analyze Rand's outlook ahead of the South African Central Bank meeting.
Positive carry and dovish repricing of the Fed are a boon for the Rand
“We have pencilled in another 25 bps increase to 7.50% today after core inflation unexpectedly accelerated to a 5-year high of 5.2% in February.”
“Our house view is that today may not be the final hike. We have pencilled in a peak of 7.75% in 2Q.”
“The positive carry and dovish repricing of the Fed are a boon for the Rand.”
“A retracement in USD/ZAR towards 18.00 is not ruled out if the SARB comes across as hawkish.”
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