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Interest Rates

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/ 5 December 2008

Third of SA companies plan job cuts, says survey

Just over a third of South Africa’s top 120 companies are likely to retrench staff in the next six months, it was reported on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 December 2008

Govt task team to tackle rough year ahead

A government task team will be established to handle the effects of the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 December 2008

November PMI falls to record low, backs rate cut

SA’s purchasing managers index fell to a record low in November, data showed on Monday, reinforcing calls for a cut in interest rates.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 November 2008

‘SA in for period of much slower growth’

South Africa’s economic growth rate slowed to 0,2% in the third quarter of 2008, official data showed on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 November 2008

SA economic confidence up on rate-cut hopes

South African economic confidence jumped to its highest level in a year in October, suggesting better conditions in 2009.

By Gordon Bell
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/ 8 October 2008

All eyes on Reserve Bank rates meeting

The South African Reserve Bank kicked off a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday to decide on interest rates, with the repo likely to remain unchanged.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 September 2008

SA credit growth slows, trade gap shrinks

SA’s credit and money supply growth eased in August, while the trade deficit shrank, giving the central bank more reasons to leave rates unchanged.

By Gordon Bel
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/ 25 August 2008

Is this the silver lining?

Consumers will be shrinking from the pain of high interest rates for a year or so more.

By RA©jane Woodroffe
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/ 14 August 2008

Cosatu: ‘Small victory’, but rates must go down

If SA’s slide into recession is to be reversed, interest rates must not just remain unchanged but come down, says Cosatu.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 August 2008

Attention turns to interest-rate decision

The South African Reserve Bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Thursday.

By Gordon Bell
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/ 13 August 2008

All eyes on key MPC rates meeting

The South African Reserve Bank monetary policy committee’s rates meeting started on Wednesday morning.

By Evan Pickworth
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/ 12 August 2008

A good compromise for the rand

It is "not bad" if the rand stays around current levels rather than heading to R8 to the dollar, says a senior derivatives dealer.

By Evan Pickworth
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/ 9 August 2008

Pessimistic Fed holds the line on rates

The Federal Reserve warned this week that financial markets remained under heavy pressure as it announced that it was holding American interest rates.

By Larry Elliott
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/ 28 July 2008

Has Tito Mboweni let power go to his head?

Should analysts and economists publicly raise concerns about issues that affect millions of South Africans, only to be condemned for doing so?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 24 July 2008

Tough times ahead for economy, but not all bad news

The Bureau for Economic Research says in its third-quarter 2008 prospects report that South Africa’s economy faces a tough road ahead.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 16 July 2008

Inflation and interest rates bite

The effects of higher interest rates and inflation cannot be underestimated, writes Maya Fisher-French.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 12 July 2008

Zuma stresses importance of skills development

South Africa’s state enterprises are vital to the development of the country and its people’s skills, ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

By Giordano Stolley
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/ 10 July 2008

Reconsider your investments

A high interest rate environment may lead to the need to adjust an investment strategy, especially if you have a living annuity.

By Ryan Jamieson
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/ 2 July 2008

Vehicle sales feel effect of interest rates

South African new vehicle sales decreased by 21,9% year-on-year to 39 062 units in June, it was reported on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 June 2008

Phone your bank now

Debt: Combined with higher fuel and food prices, middle-income earners have hit a wall — and further interest rate hikes have not been ruled out.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 15 June 2008

SA in for tough times after stretch of growth

SA is braced for a slowdown after a stretch of solid growth, as higher interest rates coupled with rising food and fuel costs are set to bite.

By Sibongile Khumalo
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/ 13 June 2008

Rate hike is a cruel blow, says Cosatu

The latest hike in the repo rate is a ”cruel blow” to South Africans trying to recover from the previous nine 0,5% increases, Cosatu said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 June 2008

Cosatu warns of intensified strikes

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Thursday it would intensify strikes already planned for July if the interest rate is increased later in the day.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 June 2008

MPC meets to discuss possible rate hike

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank starts a two-day meeting in Pretoria on Wednesday to discuss what to do about inflation being outside the target of 3% to 6%.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 June 2008

The real inflation villain

It is ingrained in the national consciousness that the only way to deal with inflation is for Tito Mboweni to use increasingly large clubs to clobber the consumer with higher and higher interest rates.

By Lynley Donnelly
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