View:

November 26, 2025 2:01 PM UTC
The Budget looks something of a fudge, with no fiscal tightening until 2028 suggesting policy changes very much back-loaded (Figure 1) and puzzlingly timed to take effect in what may be the lead-up to the next general election. The immediate the result is actually a modest boost to GDP growth in t

November 25, 2025 2:08 PM UTC
September retail sales with a rise of 0.2% are weaker than expected and likely to be negative in real terms, given September gains in CPI goods prices, suggesting momentum in consumer spending is starting to fade with employment growth. September’s PPI with a rise of 0.3% overall met expectations

November 21, 2025 8:00 AM UTC
· Net foreign portfolio inflows have not been hurt by Trump’s April tariff drama, with the AI and tech boom attracting new equity inflows. Flows could become more volatile with a U.S. equity bear market or recession, but these are modest risk alternative scenarios rather than high r

November 20, 2025 3:21 PM UTC
Bottom Line: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut the policy rate by 25 bps to 6.75% during the MPC on November 20 owing to moderate inflation, stronger ZAR, few power cuts (loadshedding) in Q3, balanced growth risks, and lower oil prices. The MPC decision was unanimous. SARB governor Kganyago ment