Tag: hikes

All about interest rate hikes and how they affect your finances

Almost all consumers are aware that interest rates have been steadily increasing…

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Electricity tariff hikes add to SA woes

Businesses and consumers were left reeling by the decision taken by the…

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Daily news update: Massive electricity price hikes

Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.…

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More petrol price woes and repo rate hikes – Economists’ predictions for 2023

While the country welcomed the massive drop in fuel prices at the…

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Consumers must brace for more rate hikes until meaningful inflation decline

Consumers must brace for more repo rate hikes until there is a…

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Rate hikes will be fatal for many

It seems that it never rains but it pours for South African…

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Apple hikes prices for music, TV+ and Apple One

Users will have to fork out more for Apple services with increases…

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Frankenstein’s monster – will interest rate hikes work to kill inflation?

During a brief 48-hour window in late September 2022, a slew of…

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Empty shelves as German supermarkets resist price hikes

German shoppers are increasingly finding empty shelves where their favourite Kellogg’s cereal,…

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Reserve Bank likely to slow repo rate hikes, now that we’ve reached pre-pandemic levels

The Reserve Bank increased the repo rate by 75 basis points for…

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