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/ 5 February 2009
The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee on Thursday decided to reduce the repo rate by 100 basis points to 10,5%.
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/ 30 January 2009
South African bonds overlooked a weaker rand to open firmer on Friday after credit extension and money supply data surprised to the downside.
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/ 28 January 2009
Consumer inflation eased further in December, Stats SA said on Wednesday, raising the chance of a 100 basis points cut in the repo rate next month.
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/ 22 January 2009
The move by the Reserve Bank to bring its monetary policy committee meeting forward has led to suggestions that it’s keen to cut rates aggressively.
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/ 21 January 2009
Growth in retail sales fell further in November, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday, indicating continued strain in consumption activity.
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/ 21 January 2009
The South African Reserve Bank should cut the repo rate by a full 100 basis points in February, Colliers International said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
With both inflation falling and the economy weak, the Reserve Bank will have ample scope to cut interest rates next year, Nedbank said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
Consumer inflation eased further for a third consecutive month in November, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
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/ 12 December 2008
With downside risks to economic activity clearly outweighing upside risks to inflation, rates will continue to be cut through 2009, analysts expect.
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/ 11 December 2008
The cut in the repo rate made by the South African Reserve Bank on Thursday was ”the right thing to do”, Standard Chartered Bank has said.
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/ 11 December 2008
SA’s inflation rate is expected to return to within the central bank’s target range in the third quarter of 2009, says Governor Tito Mboweni.
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/ 11 December 2008
SA economic confidence surged to a 19-month high in November, a survey showed on Thursday, although overall output growth should remain sluggish.
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/ 10 December 2008
SA’s retail sales fell for the sixth month in a row in October, adding weight to the argument that the central bank should cut rates on Thursday.
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/ 10 December 2008
A further increase in inflation expectations could prompt the SA Reserve Bank to err on the side of caution, a Sanlam economist said on Wednesday.
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/ 9 December 2008
South Africa’s current account deficit widened to 7,9% of gross domestic product in the second quarter of 2008, partly due to a slower global economy.
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/ 25 November 2008
SARB shareholder Mario Pretorius has demanded R1-million from the bank’s Governor, Tito Mboweni, for alleged defamation, he said on Tuesday.
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/ 7 November 2008
SA’s gold and foreign-exchange reserves dropped from $33,6-billion to $32,1-billion in October, as the rand weakened and gold prices fell.
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/ 5 November 2008
The South African Reserve Bank vowed on Tuesday to remain focused on its medium term inflation outlook despite the turmoil in global markets.
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/ 24 October 2008
South Africa’s targeted consumer inflation is likely to have slowed for the first time in a year in September, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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/ 23 October 2008
The ANC has no intention of interfering with the independence of the South African Reserve Bank, ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
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.
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/ 30 September 2008
A letter asking Tito Mboweni to apologise for accusing a shareholder of speaking in a racist manner has been sent to his personal lawyers.
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/ 30 September 2008
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.
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/ 30 September 2008
Growth in demand for credit by South Africa’s private sector slowed to 18,64% year-on-year in August, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
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/ 28 September 2008
An SARB shareholder’s lawyer has asked Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni to apologise for a comment made at the bank’s AGM.
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/ 19 September 2008
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the SARB, was asked by a shareholder on Friday to apologise for a comment made at the bank’s AGM.
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/ 18 September 2008
The attitude of one of the shareholders at the South African Reserve Bank’s 88th annual general meeting (AGM) was racist, Tito Mboweni said.
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/ 18 September 2008
South African banks have little direct exposure to the United States mortgage-backed securities market, says Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni.
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/ 18 September 2008
Inflation expectations have deteriorated somewhat, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni told a bank shareholders’ meeting on Thursday.
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/ 8 September 2008
Tito Mboweni was in the news this week because he was quitting to go fishing. This seems to have changed after chatting to the ANC’s Gwede Mantashe.
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/ 5 September 2008
Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has received a pay increase of more than 25% in the past financial year, the SABC reports.
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/ 5 September 2008
President Thabo Mbeki presided over a rather grey administration.The groupthink he encouraged has been disastrous for our country.