US tariffs, government instability, and a likely booting from AGOA are crushing South Africa’s growth prospects at a time ...
Below are some quotes from South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago at a news conference to announce the central bank's latest interest rate decision.
"SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago has indicated the central bank is considering lowering its inflation target from the current ...
Experts warn that, following the MPC’s decision to hold rates, further interest rate cuts in 2025 will need to be justified ...
The 2025Q1 GDP projection is 0.4% (q/q, seasonally adjusted), while 2025Q2 is 0.5%. Growth for the current calendar year has been marked down slightly, from 1.8% to 1.7% ...
Absa's economic team warns that the South African Reserve Bank's interest rate cutting cycle may be coming to an end ...
There was no repo rate cut to support economic recovery in South Africa, while the MPC waits to see what the effects will be ...
South Africa's central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle on Thursday as risks stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war and the country's deadlocked national budget overshadow its ...
When it comes to forex trading South Africa, local traders pay close attention to every decision made by the South African ...
Annual inflation was steady at 3.2% in February, unchanged from the previous month and still near the bottom of the South African Reserve Bank's 3%-6% target range. The Monetary Policy Committee's ...
Global prices fell in response to higher tariffs during Trump’s first term as sellers in China and other countries lowered ...