The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left base interest rates unchanged at 6.75% at their meeting on Thursday.
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The Pound-to-Rand is expected to continue struggling higher in the coming week, according to the charts.
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High interest rates and falling inflation mean that “real yields” have risen in recent months, supporting the Rand, but this could change in 2018.
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The Rand's 2018 fortune rests on whether Cyril Ramaphosa can get to grips with the ANC and wield enough influence to drive change in South Africa.
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Reports that president Zuma is on his way out could be supportive of the Rand whilst charts back up a Rand-positive outlook by showing marginal gains following a breakdown from a rising channel.
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The South African currency has gone from strength to strength following the election of Cyril Ramaphosa to the leadership of the ANC and now it is forecast to continue.
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Foreign exchange strategists from some of the world’s top banks give their views below on what 2018 might bring for the Rand.
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South Africa’s Rand has held onto gains made since the ANC leadership election and analysts are now looking February’s credit rating decision (likely) as the next main event for the currency.
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s election to lead the ANC has spurred the Rand higher and could mean a new dawn in South African politics but how much higher can the currency go?
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