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Repo rate: Economists warn consumers to tighten belts as SARB deliberates

The South African Reserve Bank s Monetary Policy Committee is on Tuesday expected to meet and make a final decision on the country s repo rate, which economists expect to remain unchanged.

Black Friday boom expected for card-linked instalments

Rand rallies as US dollar is dealt a global setback after markets bet interest rates have peaked

In the wake of the greenback’s steepest one-day slide in 2023 on Tuesday, the rand’s sails caught the global winds and extended gains on Wednesday to 18.14/dlr, its best level since 31 July. This was a stout gain of over 3% from 18.75/dlr at the start of trade on Monday.  

Economist believes increase in CPI will lead to interest rate hike

The CPI rose from 4.8% in August to 5.4% in September reaching the same levels as it did in June last year.

Reserve Bank Governor says inflation not yet beaten – repo rate stays at 8.25%

Inflation might have eased over the course of the year, but with so many risks in play, a further easing looks less certain.