May’s inflation print just made SARB’s next rate call harder
May’s 4.5% inflation print keeps a July rate hike possible, but easing oil prices and an Iran deal may give the SARB room to…
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US-Iran reach tentative peace deal
A shaky deal has been put in place to end the Iran war, and US President Donald Trump has ordered a stop to the…
The risk beneath the rally
What is the impact of war, oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty on the global economy – and what it could mean for South Africa’s…
Why the SARB should hike rates on Thursday
Higher oil prices, rising inflation and the rand: South Africans need to brace for a 25-basis-point rate hike…
If the oil runs out …
The oil market will run out of road by early August. Which means we need a diplomatic solution to Iran – fast…
Trump calls off strike on Iran
The US president says he’s called off a strike planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf allies, but warns the military to be…
Trump says ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran
The US and Iran have both signalled that they’re prepared to return to war…
Xi plays hardball on Taiwan
Trump’s historic visit to China saw the US president offer platitudes while Xi took a hard line on Taiwan, warning that differences could lead…
Factory floor: the manufacturing recovery that may never be
March’s economic data provides a sense of things looking up. It belies the actual state of the manufacturing sector…
Hegseth gets grilling on Trump’s $29bn war
Republican and Democrat lawmakers have questioned the US defence secretary about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war…
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Not all South Africans are raiding their savings
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The two-pot habit that’s quietly undermining reforms
South Africa’s two-pot reform is working better than feared. The…
The clock is ticking on South Africa’s industrial future
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