Ukuguquka okukhulu emakethe yomhlaba, okubangelwe yisivumelwano sokumisa impi izinsuku ezimbili phakathi kwe-United States ne-Iran, kuholele ekwehleni kwentengo kawoyela emhlabeni wonke ngo-$17 ibhareli. Lokhu kulindeleke ukuthi kwehlise ukukhuphuka kwentengo kaphethiloli obekulindelwe ngoMeyi cishe ngo-R2.70 ilitha ngayinye.

Ngokusho koMhlaziyi Omkhulu Wezomnotho kwa-Aluma Capital, uFrederick Mitchell, lokhu kwehla kwentengo kawoyela kuwusizo olukhulu olade lulindelwe izimakethe, njengoba sekuphelisa isimo esinzima esasidalwe ukunyuka kwezindleko zamandla kanye nokungazinzi kwemali.

Uthe lesi simo esibizwa nge “perfect storm” esihlasele umnotho waseNingizimu Afrika sesiqala ukuphela. Ukumenyezelwa kokumiswa kwempi esifundeni saseMpumalanga Ephakathi kuholele ekutheni izimakethe zomhlaba ziguquke ngokushesha, okulethe ukuphumula okukhulu emnothweni wasekhaya.
UMitchell uchaze ukuthi isizathu esikhulu sokwehla kwentengo kawoyela wukuphela ngokushesha kwe “war premium” eyayikhona ngenxa yezimpi. Ngaphambi kwesivumelwano, amanani kawoyela ayemi cishe ku-$111 ibhareli, kodwa ehle ngokushesha aya ku-$94 ibhareli.
Kubathengi baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nomkhakha wezokuthutha, lokhu kwehla kwentengo kuyindaba enhle kakhulu. Intengo kaphethiloli ixhumene ngqo nezintengo zomhlaba nge-Basic Fuel Price, okusho ukuthi lokhu kwehla kuzoba nomthelela oqondile.
Ukwehla kuka-$17 kubonisa ukonga okungaba ngu-212.5 cents ilitha ngosuku. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iRand nayo iqine ngenxa yokuzinza kwemakethe yomhlaba.

I-Rand manje ihweba cishe ku-R16.42 ngeDola laseMelika, isuka ku-R16.95, okubonisa amandla ayo ngesikhathi izimakethe zikhululeka. Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ingumthengi kawoyela wangaphandle, iqiniso lokuthi iRand iqinile liletha inzuzo eyengeziwe.
Lokhu kuqinisa imali kunikeza enye inzuzo engu-58.3 cents ilitha. Uma kuhlanganiswa nokwehla kwentengo kawoyela, inani eliphelele lokwehla lifinyelela cishe ku-R2.71 ilitha ngosuku.
| Okuguqukayo | Ushintsho | Ukwehla Okulinganiselwe Nsuku Zonke |
|---|---|---|
| Intengo Kawoyela | -$17 ibhareli | -212.5 c/l |
| ZAR/USD | +R0.53 | -58.3 c/l |
| Inani Eliphelele | -270.8 c/l |
