‘Decision to leave interest rates unchanged in line with other banks’
Azar Jammine says the decision to leave interest rates unchanged is in line with other central banks
Bank of Japan makes first rate hike in 17 years
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates.
Electricity crisis continues to pose inflation risks: Kganyago
Kganyago says the electricity crisis and logistics constraints continue to pose inflation risks
Interest rates likely to remain unchanged: Economist
Independent economist, Elise Kruger, says the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is likely to
BREAKING | Repo rate remains unchanged
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the repo rate will remain unchanged at
Sigh of relief for consumers as CPI eases to 5.4%
Consumers can breathe a sigh of relief as the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) eases from 6.3% in May
Reserve Bank likely to leave interest rates unchanged due to rand recovery: Experts
Analysts anticipate inflation to have reverted to the Reserve Bank’s target range of 3 to 6% after
SA’s retail trade sales decrease by 1.6% in April due to rising inflation, interest rates
The latest retail trade figures show that consumers are under financial stress as a result of rising
More woes for consumers as interest rate hike expected
As the country waits for the Reserve Bank to announce the next interest rate hike Thursday
Interest rate hike inevitable: Economists
Economist Azar Jammine is among his counterparts that have predicted that the Reserve Bank will
Economists express concerns about SA’s growth projections
Economists are concerned about the Reserve Bank’s latest growth projections. This follows the bank’s
Consumers face toughest economic times: Jammine
Chief economist at Econometrix Azar Jammine says these are the toughest economic times that
US consumer sentiment slumps; inflation expectations edge up
US consumer sentiment slumped in November amid persistent worries about inflation and higher
Inflation eases slightly to 7.5% in September: Stats SA
Last month’s decrease in the fuel price helped ease inflation slightly in September. Data from
Modest rate hikes seen for Nigeria, Kenya; Ghana to hold
Nigeria and Kenya are likely to hike interest rates by a modest 50 basis points in the coming days
Repo rate hike will have devastating impact on SA’s economy and consumers: Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)’s
Reserve Bank dealing with a drastically changing economic environment: Naidoo
The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor, Kuben Naidoo, says they are dealing with a drastically changing
VIDEO | South African Reserve Bank MPC announces interest rates
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is announcing the outcome of its monetary policy committee
MPC likely to increase interest rates: Economists
Economists say it is highly likely that the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will increase
Rand continues to trade at its weakest level
The rand continues to trade at its weakest level since January this year at R 15, 63 to the dollar.