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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

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 bogdan TagDiv - 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.

‘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.

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 bogdan TagDiv - 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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