The Reserve Bank’s final rates decision of the year and October’s inflation report are the big items on South Africa’s economic calendar this week.
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This week SA will be dealing with power outages and Americans will head to the polls for the country’s mid-term elections. Here’s your guide.
This week is expected to see the end of the Federal Reserve’s daring asset purchase programme.
South Africa and the US are expected to announce their latest employment statistics while China’s manufacturing update will be closely watched.
Investor interest is likely to centre on PMI reports in China and Europe. Both sets of reports may be disappointing. Here is your guide.
The Monetary Policy Committee’s says it was mindful of the anaemic state of the economy when deciding to leave rates unchanged.
A second wave of reforms is needed to sustain the success of India, Brazil and SA.
The ANC has called on South Africans to help grow the economy after ratings agency Fitch changed its outlook on SA’s credit rating to negative.
Economists insist that, despite troubling figures, a recession is unlikely.
SA’s economic slowdown is "domestically driven", says Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus, adding that the country holds the solutions to the problems.
As policymakers announce rate decisions across Africa, SA’s Reserve Bank will release its June Monetary Policy Review.
As South Africans get ready to vote this week, the European Central Bank and Bank of England will announce their latest policy decisions.
The ANC is pushing to change the material conditions in which the majority of South Africans live
Spazas are a major component of the informal economy, but big retailers’ push into townships to target rising consumer spending is setting them back.
The rest of Africa is growing, and perhaps the ruling party should invest more in leadership and change rather than individuals’ interests.
Its answer to the national deficit and social spending appears to be all rands and no sense.
Public anger is rising over ludicrous parastatal management salaries, but analysts say the headlines are diverting attention from a failing economy.
The start of talks between representatives of the union, Amplats, Implats and Lonmin and the weaker rand have futher undermined investor confidence.
South African Reserve Bank and US Federal Reserve policy meetings is foreseen to dominate the week, although neither is expected to change rates.
Financial crises come round every seven years or so – if history is a guide, the next crisis should come along some time soon.
The month on month decline in the leading economic indictor means the economy will be hard-pressed for the first half of 2014.
As the World Economic Forum starts in Davos, a development charity claims that growing inequality has been driven by a "power grab" by wealthy elites.
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s announcement of its rates decision, investors will turn their attention to SA’s latest inflation figures.
The informal sector has risen to the unemployment challenge, creating over 12 000 of the 24 000 new jobs added in November and December 2013.
This week’s retail sales snapshot is likely to be a disappointment to pressurised SA consumers but some good news is expected for global markets.
As another year gets into full swing, the latest manufacturing numbers from SA and US employment figures will keep economist and investors busy.
This is the least confident I have been that the ANC will do the right thing, writes political analyst Nic Borain.
Not only did Nelson Mandela set our democracy in motion, but he created a positive business climate that reinvigorated foreign investment in SA.
South Africa’s GDP growth has been only 0.7% in the third quarter of 2013, the slowest pace in more than four years.
South Africa’s economy is slowing following strikes in the motor industry, according to the BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index.
Change can be a positive force for South Africa and its economy as the 57th Annual IPM Convention proved to thought leaders across this industry.