A better-than-expected inflation number on Wednesday came as the rand continued to hover at just over R19 to the dollar. It was a reminder that inflation risks abroad, specifically in the US, could be as material to the outlook for prices in SA as its domestic dynamics.
It was a reminder too that, as the IMF put it this week, though inflation globally is heading down towards target, the last mile of that road is a bumpy one...
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