Reserve Bank likely to play cautious on rates, but it will be a close call

Inflation slowed in 2020, but economists expect it to pick up and help keep monetary authority in wait-and-see mode

SA’s average annual inflation fell to 16-year low in 2020

Inflation in December fell to 3.1% in December, according to Stats SA

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Covid-19 highlights old fiscal wounds in SA

Fears about a gaping budget hole and resurgent inflation are taking a toll on the sovereign yield curve

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Tepid business confidence bodes ill for growth

Though confidence continued to recover from record lows, most viewed conditions as unsatisfactory in the fourth quarter of 2020

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WEF warns that world must brace for long-term threats to humanity

The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic will shape the effectiveness of the world’s response to threats such as climate change, the WEF says in its Global ...

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Two million fewer sales in physical stores during Black Friday weekend, according to the BankServ data

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Dennis Davis backs solidarity tax to help fund vaccine rollout

A one-off, progressive tax is an efficient way to pay for vaccine rollout, says Davis

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PODCAST | Can tech help save small hotels and guesthouses?

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Niels Verspui, country manager of RoomRaccoon

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WATCH: Is there hope for SA’s economy?

BNP Paribas senior economist Jeff Schultz talks to Business Day TV about the year ahead

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Hope for relief turns to Reserve Bank to ease pain of lockdown and second wave

Majority of economists polled believe Bank will hold rates steady

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Treasury considers a tax hike to pay for biggest vaccination drive in SA’s history

The Treasury is exploring a range of potential financing options for Covid-19 vaccines, with more than 30-million doses promised so far

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ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: All eyes on first rates decision for 2021 as SA grapples with second wave

Data will shed more light on whether the economic recovery in the closing months of 2020 has cooled off

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PODCAST | Could Joe Biden’s inauguration mean better prospects for emerging markets?

Host Mudiwa Gavaza speaks to Sanisha Packirisamy, an economist at Momentum Investments

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WATCH: Sterilising economic growth?

Michael Avery talks to a panel about the future of SA’s economy

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SA has cheaper debt options to deal with Covid fallout, says IMF

It’s up to government to tap into rates lower than the open market, says Kristalina Georgieva

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Q&A: IMF chief urges SA to carefully weigh its financing options

Kristalina Georgieva says the country must prioritise the use of its limited fiscal space

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WATCH: What can SA’s economy expect from 2021?

Michael Avery speaks to Chris Holdsworth, chief investment strategist at Investec Wealth and Investment, about the rising Covid-19 numbers, the spectre of ...

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Reserve Bank expected to keep repo at record low

Economists say governor Lesetja Kganyago will hold rates steady in January after cutting them a cumulative 300 basis points in 2020

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WATCH: Is this the next commodity super-cycle?

Michael Avery talks to a panel of mining analysts about what such a super-cycle could mean for the economy

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Foreign investors dump R6bn in SA bonds as global Covid-19 infections soar

Most of the SA bonds bought in the final quarter of 2020 have been sold

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