- 18 Mar 2013 07:00 - Nickolaus Bauer
- South Africa's monetary policy committee is due to discuss interest rates this week and the rand's weakness is most likely to dominate the agenda.
- 13 Mar 2013 11:03 - Reuters
- The rand has held steady against the dollar in early trade but looked vulnerable after hitting a four-year low in the previous session.
- 19 Nov 2012 09:28 - Reuters
- The rand continued to drift upwards against the dollar after coming close to a 3-1/2 year low last week.
- 18 Jan 2012 17:39 - Staff Reporter
- Fedusa says the South African Reserve Bank should cut the repo rate by at least 100 basis points to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
- 15 Nov 2011 20:06 - Stella Mapenzauswa
- Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says the monetary policy will maintain its focus on hitting a 3% to 6% inflation target over the medium term.
- 11 Nov 2011 14:17 - Lisa Steyn
- Reserve Bank governer Gill Marcus cites global and local risk factors in holding rates steady.
- 10 Nov 2011 19:09 - Gillian Jones
- The Reserve Bank is under pressure to balance the potential of a full-blown financial crisis in Europe with weak growth domestically.
- 22 Sep 2011 15:51 - Staff Reporter
- In line with market expectations, Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says the repo rate will stay at 5.5%, its lowest level in 30 years.
- 21 Jul 2011 16:00 - Staff Reporter
- The South African Reserve Bank has left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and the prime rate at 9%.
- 19 Jul 2011 17:45 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa may be past its growth peak for 2011 in the light of uncertainty about the global economy and nationalisation.
- 23 Jun 2011 10:13 - Staff Reporter
- Monetary policy may remain favourable to the economy and inflation expectations are still within the central bank's target range, says Monde Mnyande.
- 24 Mar 2011 16:12 -
- The SA Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged at 5,5% on Thursday as expected. It was the second time this year the bank has left rates steady.
- 24 Mar 2011 13:13 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Thursday and was likely to trade within a narrow range ahead of SA's interest rate decision later.
- 15 Mar 2011 10:44 - Staff Reporter
- The South African Reserve Bank remains concerned about the effects of rising oil and food prices on the outlook for inflation, Gill Marcus says.
- 20 Jan 2011 17:02 - Lynley Donnelly
- Government's attempts to curb the rapid strength of the rand were becoming increasingly costly and having little effect on the currency.
- 09 Jul 2010 13:05 - Staff Reporter
- The SA Reserve Bank is "likely" to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points at its monetary policy committee meeting on July 22, Standard Chartered said.
- 18 Jun 2009 18:03 - Staff Reporter
- The latest South African Reserve Bank quarterly bulletin shows that households are mired in the worst recession since 1991.
- 24 Mar 2009 15:18 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa's central bank cut its repo rate by 100 basis points to 9,5% on Tuesday, as expected, to help boost waning growth.
- 18 Mar 2009 16:34 - Staff Reporter
- SA Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday that there is a need for more frequent Monetary Policy Committee meetings.
- 26 Feb 2009 12:52 - Staff Reporter
- SA Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Thursday an emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting had not been called following poor growth data.
