Interest Rates

South Africa's food inflation ticked up modestly in August after months of decline, but intensifying fuel price pressures and potential El Niño drought risks threaten to squeeze…

The South African Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged has been welcomed by the property sector, providing relief for homeowners and prospective buyers and…

South African Reserve Bank raises interest rate to 7%, warning that oil shocks, food inflation and global instability could drive prices higher

Many of them buy for control over their own lives and protection rather than prestige. That’s worrying

Despite the global environment becoming less tense since the March meeting, the central bank will remain cautious, economists say

April’s slight uptick suggests that the Reserve Bank will keep the benchmark repo rate at 7.5% next week

The South African Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates next month, because of inflationary pressures that lie ahead

The South African Reserve Bank has warned of an upside risk to the inflation outlook

This was despite the central bank highlighting upside risks to the inflation outlook

A third consecutive interest rate cut will help stimulate the economy, but the central bank will also be cautious about inflation pressures

The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism

Consumers should spend cautiously, despite the positive outlook for the year

Prices have increased by over 30%, favouring gold-producing countries like South Africa, but structural issues are dampening opportunities This content is restricted to…

This comes as inflation eased to 4.4% in August, below the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s 3-6% target band

Consumers are spending more than 40% of their disposable income on repaying debt, survey shows