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  • Market AnalysisSep 9, 2026· 3 min

    USDZAR midweek: holding 16.0000 before CPI, week of 2026-09-07

    USDZAR trades at 15.9833 midweek, up 423 pips from Monday's open, with US PPI Thursday and US CPI Friday still to clear.

  • Market AnalysisAug 17, 2026· 4 min

    USDZAR week ahead: what to watch, week of 2026-08-17

    USDZAR closed last week at 16.1899 after a midweek dip to 16.0632, and this week arrives with no scheduled top-tier data and a crowd leaning long.

  • Market AnalysisAug 14, 2026· 3 min

    USD/ZAR weekly recap: rand holds near 16.18 into 2026-08-10 close

    USD/ZAR opened at 16.1455 and closed at 16.1824, a net gain of roughly 37 pips as the pair chopped inside a tight range.

  • Market AnalysisAug 12, 2026· 2 min

    USDZAR midweek: rand steady near 16.18 after choppy week, 2026-08-10

    USDZAR sits at 16.1800 midweek, up modestly from Monday's open, holding a tight range with the back half of the week light on scheduled data.

  • Market AnalysisAug 10, 2026· 3 min

    USDZAR week ahead: what to watch as the rand rally holds, 2026-08-10

    USDZAR fell hard into Friday's close near 16.13. Here is where the pair sits, the levels in play, and how positioning skews into the new week.

  • Market AnalysisAug 7, 2026· 3 min

    USDZAR weekly recap: rand firms as dollar sheds 0.7% into 2026-08-03

    USDZAR opened at 16.4544 and closed at 16.3395, a fall of roughly 115 pips as the rand strengthened through the week.

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USDZAR midweek: rand firms below 16.35 ahead of NFP, week of 2026-08-03

USDZAR sits at 16.3461 midweek, down from Monday's 16.4544 open, with US jobs data and Friday's NFP the next catalysts.

USDZAR week ahead: rand firms into the new week, 2026-08-03

USDZAR closed last week near 16.5284 after a mid-week slide, and positioning still leans long into the fresh five sessions.

USDZAR weekly recap: rand firms as pair slides to 16.49, 2026-07-27

USDZAR opened the week at 16.6988 and closed at 16.4945, a drop of roughly 2,043 pips as the rand gained ground into month-end.

USDZAR midweek: rand holding near 16.72, week of 2026-07-27

USDZAR trades at 16.7205 midweek, up from Monday's 16.6988 open after a swing through 16.81 and back below 16.62.

USDZAR week ahead: rand slides after sharp reversal, 2026-07-27

USDZAR closed last week near 16.83 after a sharp Thursday rally reversed a three-day rand advance, and positioning now leans long.

USDZAR weekly recap: rand slides as dollar snaps higher, 2026-07-20

USDZAR closed the week at 16.8087, up more than 1.5% from Monday's open after a sharp Thursday rally through 16.86.

USDZAR midweek: rand holds gains near 16.46, week of 2026-07-20

USDZAR sits at 16.4575 midweek, down from Monday's open near 16.55, with the ECB decision and Australian jobs still to land Thursday.

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