Tag: inflation

SA inflation edges up, rand refuses to budge

There was no great economic news this week, but late on Friday…

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Increase in inflation of 0.5% expected, but could drift higher

Economists disagree whether the inflation rate for July will encourage the Reserve…

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Inflation at 10-month high due to beef prices, but coffee drinkers will be happy

Economists predicted that inflation would start to increase in the second half…

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Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target

Treasury makes it clear that this is not Sarb’s isolated call. Minister…

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politics dominate, lower inflation expectations

Between fears of how the economy will react to the DA-ANC tensions…

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Inflation expectations almost at four-year low

The inflation rate staying lower than expected has encouraged some to change…

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Inflation unchanged in May at 2.8% as economists expected

While the inflation rate remained under the bottom band of the Reserve…

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Inflation steady in May but food prices still increased

This will probably be the last month of low inflation, as fuel…

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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate thanks to lower inflation, stronger rand

Despite most economists believing that the Reserve Bank would leave the repo…

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What the strong rand means for inflation and monetary policy in 2025

A stronger currency makes South African export products less competitive which leads…

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