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Interest Rates

Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market
Business
/ 4 February 2022

Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market

The volume of new mortgage applications reached multi-year highs amid record low interest rates

By Sarah Smit
Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish
Business
/ 31 January 2022

Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish

Inflation fears should have inspired a run on gold, but the asset may have lost its relevance

By Sarah Smit
China and Omicron are the wild cards for the global economy and financial markets
Business
/ 9 January 2022

China and Omicron are the wild cards for the global economy and financial markets

Lockdown restrictions will continue to disrupt global value chains and support rising inflation that will require aggressive rate hikes

By Isaah Mhlanga
Lessons from Turkey to SA: Economic independence is a battle
Business
/ 4 December 2021

Lessons from Turkey to SA: Economic independence is a battle

Without tighter capital controls, regulating the flow of money in and out of their economies, Turkey and South Africa are vulnerable to the whims of the financial markets

By Sarah Smit
‘A cruel slap’: Reserve Bank weighs inflation risks as the economy struggles
Business
/ 22 November 2021

‘A cruel slap’: Reserve Bank weighs inflation risks as the economy struggles

Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank green-lights interest rate lift-off
Business
/ 18 November 2021

Reserve Bank green-lights interest rate lift-off

The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative measures

By Sarah Smit
Apartments stand vacant as people opt to buy
Business
/ 7 October 2021

Apartments stand vacant as people opt to buy

Low interest rates are seeing tenants become homeowners and putting landlords under pressure

By Anathi Madubela
Inflation eating into savings after last year’s slew of interest rate cuts
Business
/ 18 August 2021

Inflation eating into savings after last year’s slew of interest rate cuts

Food inflation was unchanged at 6.7% in July, but remained elevated on continued upward pressure from prices for meat and the oils and fats category.

By Tunicia Phillips
South Africa at risk of spillover from international inflation, economists say
Business
/ 27 July 2021

South Africa at risk of spillover from international inflation, economists say

Higher international oil prices, for example, could affect local transport costs through second-round effects

By Tunicia Phillips
Repo rate unchanged even as inflation risks grow
Business
/ 20 May 2021

Repo rate unchanged even as inflation risks grow

Reserve Bank stands at the ready to act if the rise in inflation threatens to become permanent

By Sarah Smit
Business closures increase in December, according to Stats SA data
Business
/ 25 January 2021

Business closures increase in December, according to Stats SA data

Despite the government’s efforts to lessen the economic shock of the pandemic and the lockdown, businesses are struggling to keep their doors open

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Repo rate cut by 100 basis points
Article
/ 19 March 2020

Repo rate cut by 100 basis points

This takes the rate to 5.25% per annum, from 6.25%

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Making sense of tax-free savings and investment
Article
/ 24 February 2020

Making sense of tax-free savings and investment

Have you made the most of your tax-free investment contributions?

By Staff Reporter
Vocabulary needed to make sense of the new normal
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Vocabulary needed to make sense of the new normal

Negative rates are seriously spooking markets. Money managers are used to getting a positive return on their investments

By Kevin Davie
Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank
Article
/ 1 May 2018

Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank

Nedbank Group’s Economic Unit forecasted on Monday that interest rates in South Africa will remain unchanged into late 2019

By Carin Smith
Consumer health improves but consumers are not yet clear— Transunion
Article
/ 6 March 2018

Consumer health improves but consumers are not yet clear— Transunion

The appreciation of the rand, low food inflation and stable interest rates have been positive for consumer confidence.

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Surprise interest rate cut
Article
/ 21 July 2017

Surprise interest rate cut

"Although offering consumers relief on interest payments, the cut is the product of stalled economic growth."

By Staff Reporter
Reserve Bank announces surprise interest rate cut
Article
/ 20 July 2017

Reserve Bank announces surprise interest rate cut

The South African Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% offers some reprieve for financially strained South Africans.

By Staff Reporter
Reserve Bank leaves repo rate unchanged, warns of risks to the rand
Article
/ 24 November 2016

Reserve Bank leaves repo rate unchanged, warns of risks to the rand

The MPC decided unanimously to leave the benchmark repurchase rate at 7%.

By Staff Reporter
The role of central banks is changing: What South Africans should look out for
Article
/ 30 August 2016

The role of central banks is changing: What South Africans should look out for

The 2008 financial crisis exposed major gaps in central banks’ operations. New features like quantitative easing have since emerged.

By Danny Bradlow
Reserve Bank decides to hold repo rate at 7% and prime lending rate at 10.5%
Article
/ 22 July 2016

Reserve Bank decides to hold repo rate at 7% and prime lending rate at 10.5%

As was widely anticipated, the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee has decided to hold interest rates.

By Staff Reporter
Massive foreign sell-off jolts SA
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Massive foreign sell-off jolts SA

Foreign investors pulled R12.8-billion in one week, the biggest outflow since 2008, casting a harsh light on policy direction and the trade deficit.

By Lloyd Gedye
Climbing interest rates a warning to SA
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Climbing interest rates a warning to SA

Increasingly difficult times lie ahead and inflation fears outweigh concerns about economic growth.

By Lynley Donnelly
More pain in store for SA with US Fed rate hike
Article
/ 17 December 2015

More pain in store for SA with US Fed rate hike

South Africa is among the developing nations who will be worse affected by the US tightening – the first rate hike in seven years.

By Staff Reporter
Mario Draghi unleashes fresh wave of monetary stimulus
Article
/ 3 December 2015

Mario Draghi unleashes fresh wave of monetary stimulus

Fed chair Janet Yellen’s raising of US interest rates has prompted the European banker to loosen monetary policy to stimulate consumer prices.

By Jeff Black
Economists predict Reserve Bank to hold repo rate
Article
/ 21 September 2015

Economists predict Reserve Bank to hold repo rate

In light of the US Federal Reserve’s decision not to hike interest rates, the SA Reserve Bank is expected to follow suit and hold the repo rate.

By Lynley Donnelly
Bank opts for cautious rate hike
Article
/ 24 July 2015

Bank opts for cautious rate hike

The decision gives the Reserve Bank the chance to keep future rises more moderate.

By Lynley Donnelly
Reserve Bank holds interest rates, despite oil price crash
Article
/ 29 January 2015

Reserve Bank holds interest rates, despite oil price crash

The Reserve Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold in the face of a deteriorating global growth outlook and load-shedding.

By Staff Reporter
Imminent rise in US interest rate spells trouble for emerging markets
Article
/ 30 October 2014

Imminent rise in US interest rate spells trouble for emerging markets

Emerging markets are bracing themselves for fallout once the interest rate rises in the US, according to the IMF’s deputy director.

By Staff Reporter
What Europe’s bold interest rate cuts mean for SA
Article
/ 4 September 2014

What Europe’s bold interest rate cuts mean for SA

The European Central Bank announced that it cut interest rates by 10 basis points to a record low of 0.05%.

By Staff Reporter
‘Rising inflation and slowing growth’ pushes repo rate up
Article
/ 17 July 2014

‘Rising inflation and slowing growth’ pushes repo rate up

Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus announced an interest rate hike on Thursday, while highlighting strike action and excessive salaries and bonuses.

By Staff Reporter
Economists kept guessing on Reserve Bank rate call
Article
/ 16 July 2014

Economists kept guessing on Reserve Bank rate call

Economists are split on whether the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will hold or hike interest rates on Thursday.

By Rene Vollgraaff
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