The diary of a wimpy governor
The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) yesterday, inviting an unusual question: what is…
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How low will rates go, and will South Africa follow?
Global interest rates entered the long-anticipated cutting cycle in the third quarter, marking a major shift in monetary policy for developed markets such as…
Mboweni, Mandela, Mobutu, and the shaping of South Africa’s economy
In the interregnum between the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the first democratic elections in 1994, a young Tito Mboweni persuaded Mandela…
How Mboweni moulded South Africa’s economy
For a decade, everyone knew the drill on the Thursday afternoon when the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) was to announce its decision on…
Go long! There’s still (some) money to be made in bonds
The rand, which has already strengthened to its strongest level in 18 months, could gain more ground – provided the government can sustain the…
Shades of greylisting: Behind Old Mutual’s bloody nose
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will be hoping that global money-laundering authorities, weighing up whether to keep South Africa on a terrorism financing…
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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