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/ 27 October 2010
We’re faced with the highest rate of unemployment in South Africa for the past five years. But monetary policy alone can’t solve the problem.
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/ 25 October 2010
There is speculation that the Reserve Bank may consider another rate cut. But what would this mean for consumers?
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/ 11 October 2010
What is an asset class and what does it mean to invest in one?
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/ 2 September 2010
It’s perhaps not entirely surprising that credit growth has lagged and annual growth in credit demand has not risen above 2%.
Figures released this week will give the monetary policy committee a lot to talk about, writes
Maya Fisher-French.
The cure for the high oil price is the high oil price, writes Maya Fisher-French
The all-share index has been buoyed by resources, but there is no hiding the carnage.
Investors may face a bumpy ride in the short term, but market prospects for later in 2008 look relatively positive, said unit trust company Stanlib on Wednesday. Stanlib forecasts a rise of 18% in the JSE all-share index over the next 12 months, assuming corporate earnings growth stays solid at 17%.
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/ 10 September 2007
In the next year, mortgage borrowers could see R15-billion disappear into the black hole of interest payments. While headlines have been focused on market movements, it is really the interest-rate hikes that have a far bigger effect on the financial well-being of South Africans.