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 South African Reserve Bank has announced it would stick to its accommodative stance on monetary policy.
The South African Reserve Bank says new bank notes featuring the face of former president Nelson Mandela will enter circulation on November 6.
Unsecured lending continues to boom in households but it appears that corporates have lost their credit appetite.
As unprotected strikes continue to spread across SA, the effect on domestic growth for the third quarter will affect output in 2013.
European events are likely to set the tone for global markets this week as speculation mounts that Spain may request a formal bailout from neighbours.
Food and petrol price rises are expected to pose the greatest risk to inflation in the near future.
The South African Reserve Bank has left the repo rate unchanged at 5%, saying there was no need for more monetary loosening.
The Fed and ECB’s open-ended stimulus programmes have lifted markets around the world, writes Matt Quigley. Will the rally continue?
The economy produced a mixed bag of news in the second quarter of the year, as reflected in the Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin.
SA’s current account recorded its largest deficit in nearly four years in the second quarter of 2012 as exports fell due to subdued external demand.
Despite making substantial losses, the Reserve Bank’s financial statements have been approved, writes Lisa Steyn.
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South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus has announced a cut in the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5%.
With price pressures easing and growth slowing, a rate cut is possible when the reserve bank issues its rates decision this week, writes Matt Quigley.
Consumer inflation has slowed to within the reserve bank’s 3% to 6% target range in May, raising expectations of an interest-rate cut this year.
This week sees a host of meetings in America and Europe as market relief over Greece’s new pro-austerity leaders takes pressure off eurozone crisis.
All key economic sectors in South Africa, including mining and banking, should be nationalised, Numsa has proposed in a policy discussion document.
The eurozone crisis should steal the show this week, while in SA the Reserve Bank is considering interest rates, and inflation is in the spotlight.
Beyond French election results, central bank speeches in the US, production figures in Europe and key releases in SA, it will be an interesting week.
The uptick in credit sector has been driven by the demand for unsecured loans, but the reserve bank is not concerned.
Headline inflation slowed in March to within target range for the first time in four months, suggesting inflation may undercut the forecasts.
Despite signs of economic growth, inflation and energy fears have put a damper on South Africa’s economic forecasts.
The South African Reserve Bank has left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, while the prime rate will stay at 9%.
The South African Reserve Bank will leave interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future should economic conditions persist, economists predict.
The Reserve Bank’s bulletin for the fourth quarter of 2011 shows slow and steady growth in the SA economy but with potential to improve.
Moody’s has cut the rating of South Africa and the banking sector by a notch. This means the government’s infrastructure ambitions have to be trimmed.
South African Government needs to tap in to private sector cash to fund infrastructure development, writes Lynley Donnelly.
The rand tumbled over 2% against the dollar after the Reserve Bank announced there would be an important weekend statement.
Contrary to speculation that Gill Marcus is leaving the Reserve Bank, the "announcement of national importance" on Saturday will be "celebratory".
Contrary to speculation that Gill Marcus is leaving the Reserve Bank, the "announcement of national importance" on Saturday will be "celebratory".
But South Africa’s economic prospects are looking rosy, with Africa presenting many opportunities.