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Repo rate falls to 3.5% — its lowest since 1998

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 23 Jul 2020

Repo rate drops to 3.5% as Reserve Bank predicts a 7.3% contraction in South Africa’s GDP

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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 50 basis points

Business Thando Maeko - 21 May 2020

The Monetary Policy Committee has cut the repurchase rate by a further 50 basis points, after a two consecutive cuts of 100 basis points earlier this year

GDP to contract 6.1% — Reserve Bank

Article Thando Maeko & Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Apr 2020

The central bank warns of the harmful effect of Covid-19 on the economy, while the treasury details more plans to ease the pain

Repo rate stays put amid concerns over growth

Article Lynley Donnelly - 20 Jul 2018

Governor Lesetja Kganyago warns of upward pressure on inflation and the challenging outlook for domestic growth

Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank

Article Carin Smith - 1 May 2018

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

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Economists predict rate hike ahead of MPC meeting

Article Lynley Donnelly - 20 Jul 2015

A rate hike is on the cards, economists say, ahead of a monetary policy committee meeting this week.

Rand bonds revel as Marcus finesses policy

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2014

Bonds are rallying after the Reserve Bank's hiked rates in an effort to assure South Africans and investors that inflation will not run away.

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‘Rising inflation and slowing growth’ pushes repo rate up

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jul 2014

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

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Mention of repo rate tightening drives price action in SA, say analysts

Article Thalia Holmes - 21 Nov 2013

The Reserve Bank's acknowledgment that a rate hike had been discussed extensively has caused the rand to strengthen and bond yields to go up.

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate at 5%

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Sep 2013

Governor Gill Marcus says the South African Reserve Bank will maintain the current repo rate.

Cosatu: Current repo rate won’t help employment

Article Thalia Holmes - 24 May 2013

Cosatu says the South African Reserve Bank has "missed yet another opportunity" to alleviate unemployment by keeping the repo rate unchanged.

Fragile rand remains a concern as Reserve Bank’s MPC meets

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2013

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.

Rand steadies after four-year lows

Article Reuters - 13 Mar 2013

The rand has held steady against the dollar in early trade but looked vulnerable after hitting a four-year low in the previous session.

Rand seen steady ahead of MPC meeting

Article Reuters - 19 Nov 2012

The rand continued to drift upwards against the dollar after coming close to a 3-1/2 year low last week.

Fedusa urges repo rate cut

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2012

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.

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