Inflation hits 4%, putting rate hikes firmly in play
South African inflation hit a 20-month high of 4% in April. The fuel surge from the Iran war has shifted the rates conversation to…
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March CPI rose to 3.1%, within the SARB’s 3% target band, but the Iran conflict’s oil price shock is set to push April inflation…
Rand rally keeps rate cuts in play
The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee voted four to two to keep rates on hold, but March may finally see some relief …
Why the debate over prime does, and doesn’t matter
The SARB will have to explain – plainly – why moving a reference rate does not automatically move the price of risk…
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…
Kganyago sets his inflation anchor at 3%
The SARB has lowered its inflation target to 3% as it cut rates to a three-year low, a shift that could cut ultimately save…
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…
The SARB could’ve cut rates. Could a short recession loom?
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago faced dissension in the ranks during the most recent meeting of the six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) he heads,…
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