New-car sales numbers and data on manufacturing activity could shed further light on SA’s fourth-quarter economic recovery in the week ahead, while Covid-19 news remains a persistent threat that can overshadow economic data.               

The Absa manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for November will be released on Tuesday, with the median expectation among three economists polled by Bloomberg for continued expansion in the sector, though at a slower pace than in October...

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