The Angolan central bank governor says there is room for lending rates to come down, but he wants to avoid unnecessary price pressures.
Interest rates will remain unchanged, Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus has announced, adding that the MPC’s decision was split.
The rand is down and inflation is up, but has not yet breached the Reserve Bank’s upper target range.
South Africa’s economic indicators have been a mixed bag so far this year – some spell doom and gloom while others suggest a better year than last.
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The review committee has to look beyond the simple generation of income for the state.
The South African Reserve Bank has announced it would keep the repo rate unchanged at 5%.
Cosatu says the South African Reserve Bank has "missed yet another opportunity" to alleviate unemployment by keeping the repo rate unchanged.
Following its monetary police committee’s three-day meeting, the South African Reserve Bank has left the repo rate at 5% for the third time.
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.
The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5%.
The South African Reserve Bank will leave interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future should economic conditions persist, economists predict.
Zambia’s central bank has decided to introduce a benchmark interest rate from the beginning of April to replace its money-supply targeting.
The bond market, critical to service the country’s deficit, is coming under fire.
Low rates favour tech and capital-intensive investment, not the labour-absorbing activities SA may need, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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/ 23 September 2011
The Reserve Bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, after a sharp overnight depreciation of the rand and amid darkening expectations.
Making modest purchases and avoiding lavish spending should see you through 2011.
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/ 16 February 2011
How much interest can you withdraw while keeping your lump sum growing with inflation?
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/ 20 January 2011
We won’t have more money in our pockets — but we should still use the low-interest-rate environment to reduce debt.
The SA Reserve Bank cut the repo rate by 50 basis points, adding to 600 basis points of cuts in interest rates since December 2008.
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/ 9 September 2010
The latest rate cut makes property more affordable and goes some way to offsetting the carbon emissions tax on new cars.
As SA’s real interest rate climbs, many economists anticipate that the Reserve Bank will cut rates to boost growth and save jobs.
Financial services reform in the US includes a ban on punitive charges for credit card infractions.
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Tshepang asks: What bank offers the best interest rate, for example 10% for more than 48 months?
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold as inflation abates and the economy recovers.
Reserve Bank chief economist Dr Monde Mnyande explains why lower interest rates will do more harm than good.
The repo rate will stay stable "for some time to come", South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday.
Will the central bank, with the strength of the rand, be tempted to cut rates despite the inflation data?
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/ 26 January 2010
The South African Reserve Bank left its repo rate steady at 7% on Tuesday, as expected.