{"id":2926,"date":"2021-01-22T21:11:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T21:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2021-01-22T18:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T18:08:01","slug":"rand-trades-stronger-as-sarb-holds-repo-rate-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rand-trades-stronger-as-sarb-holds-repo-rate-steady","title":{"rendered":"Rand trades stronger as SARB holds repo rate steady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG &#8211; The South African currency was boosted by global risk-on sentiment and a hawkish bias displayed by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) according to NKC Research.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some pressure to cut, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) opted to hold the repo rate, with the rand\u2019s carry appeal further strengthened by a favourable external backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>High-beta emerging market asset classes remain in a secure place with the key catalysts of China\u2019s credit acceleration and a resurgent global industrial cycle providing core fundamental support.<\/p>\n<p>A vaccine rollout in developed market majors is likely to lead to a benign external demand environment for emerging markets, while further declines in the US dollar and strong demand support for industrial commodities add to the positive drivers.<\/p>\n<p>At the close of local trade, the rand quoted 0.45 percent stronger at R14.84\/$, after trading in range of R14.76\/$ &#8211; R14.94\/$.<\/p>\n<p><b>MPC decides to hold rates steady yet again<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to hold rates steady at 3.5 percent upon conclusion of its first meeting for 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to hold was in line with consensus. 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