USD/ZAR may rise as high as 17.00 next year – ING
|The South African rand has had a bad month hit by a stronger dollar. This dynamic is set to continue and economists at ING believe that the USD/ZAR pair could soar as high as 17.00 in 2022.
Trade surpluses to fade
“The SARB admits that the near 6% of GDP current account surplus will dissolve within a year and growth will slow sharply – from 5.3% expected this year to just 1.7% next year.”
“With higher US rates and a stronger dollar, USD/ZAR could be trading at 16 or even 17 next year.”
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