Rates Watch July 2017: Inflation under scrutiny
In a few hours, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will announce the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision on the Repo Rate. What will it be? Here’s what we think:
Category Archives: Interest Rates Watch
Our predictions (and the reasoning behind them) for outcome of the monthly meeting of the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Rates Watch May 2017: Where to now?
The SARB has room to maneuver in spite of Junk Status and other economic woes, right?
Rates Watch November 2016: No signs of relief
Drought continues to impact prices. Will the SARB choose to attempt to shield the poor or help consumers and business?
Rates Watch September 2016: Waiting for rain
It is South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee meeting time again! YAY! What will they do with the interest rates? While the JSE has taken a few knocks over […]
Rates Watch: Not Today
With inflation above targets across the year can the SARB keep interest rates on hold?
Rates Watch: Things are fine
Unpacking the arguments for and against a May 2016 rate hike
Rates Watch: Heads I win tails you lose
“Too close to call” is what they’re saying about the rates announcement. But we all lose either way…
Rates Watch January 2016: Can the SARB help?
The problems that are causing the slide in the Rand and the quickening of inflation are largely out of the control of the SARB…
Rates watch September 2015: No Brainer? Still a headache…
Rocky few weeks have gone by but really the SARB is in the same tough position it has been in for 2 years…
Rates Watch July 2015: Just Do it!
Can the Interest Rate really remain stable?
RATES WATCH MAY 2015: STEADY ON
With a major public sector strike averted things are looking pretty stable, relatively speaking, in both the local and international economy. And this means that there is little incentive for […]
Rates Watch March 2015: Calm before the storm?
Things are pretty stable…for now. What will the oil price, Eskom and the Fed mean for us going forward?
Rates Watch: January 2015 – Thank you Oil!
Oil has placed a downward pressure on inflation which means there is no big reason for the SARB to increase the repo-rate
NOVEMBER 2014 RATES WATCH – Kganyago’s opening gambit?
The last meeting of the year and the first for the new Governor of the SARB. What will happen?
September 2014 Rates Watch – Where to from here?
What does the rate remaining unchanged mean for the economy and the South African property market?
