周四早盘交易中，南非兰特走弱，受油价上涨压力的影响，投资者继续评估政府的中期预算评估，其中包括为期两个月的临时燃油税减免。
The South African rand weakened in early trade on Thursday, pressured by rising oil prices as investors continued to assess the government's mid-year budget review, which included two months of temporary fuel tax relief.
格林尼治标准时间06时49分，兰特兑美元汇率交投于16.45，较前一收盘价下跌约0.5%。周四油价每桶上涨超过1美元，此前也门胡塞武装在沙特阿拉伯发动更多袭击，引发了人们对冲突进一步升级以及中东供应受到更多干扰的担忧。南非的大部分燃料依赖进口，这使其容易受到全球能源价格波动的冲击。其受管制的汽油价格在9月份上涨了约5%，随后在10月份飙升了12%。
At 0649 GMT the rand traded at 16.45 against the dollar , roughly down 0.5% from its previous close Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Thursday after more Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over a broader escalation of conflict and further disruptions to supplies from the Middle East South Africa imports most of its fuel, leaving it vulnerable to swings in global energy prices. Its regulated petrol price rose about 5% in September before surging 12% in October.
财政部长埃诺克·戈东格瓦纳于周三表示，政府将从11月起重新实施为期两个月的临时燃油税削减，这是一项耗资100亿兰特（折合约6.08亿美元）的举措，旨在缓解生活成本压力。南非2035年基准政府债券在早盘交易中走强，收益率下跌3个基点至8.56%。
The government will reintroduce temporary fuel levy cuts for two months from November, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday, in a 10 billion rand ($608 million) effort to ease cost-of-living pressures South Africa's benchmark 2035 government bond strengthened in early deals, as the yield fell three basis points to 8.56%.