The price of state dysfunction
The SARB has paused its cutting cycle as state-set prices push up costs. It's why badly needed reforms are key to unlocking lower interest…
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Why the SARB pulled the trigger on the 3% ‘target’
SARB deputy governor Fundi Tshazibana explains why the MPC pushed for a 3% inflation target now – anchoring expectations even as Treasury pushes back…
The week ahead: Trump tariffs loom as rates cut beckons
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Filling the savings hole
Lower rates mean shrinking savings returns. Diversifying is no longer optional – and for some South Africans, crypto could be part of the solution…
Kganyago ‘locks in’ on 3% inflation target
The SARB has cut rates and signalled a 3% inflation target – its biggest policy change in decades. Markets are already buying in…
Why Kganyago can – and must – cut rates
Lesetja Kganyago has been slow to cut interest rates. But with growth weak and South Africans battling, now is the time to be brave…
Coulda, shoulda, didn’t …
With ‘Trumpflation’ looming, South Africa’s Reserve Bank has again kept rates on hold – even as cuts are long overdue, say critics…
Is the ‘US exceptionalism’ trade over?
The US market has fallen out of bed with a thud thanks to Trump’s on-off tariffs. Is now the time to switch out of…
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