EDITORIAL: Kganyago’s thank-you note to Trump
US president’s antics inadvertently provide SA Reserve Bank’s governor with strong argument for independence
23 April 2025 - 05:00
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago owes Donald Trump a peculiar debt of gratitude.
The US president’s brazen attempt to oust Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has inadvertently provided a textbook example of the perils of political interference in monetary policy...
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