Inflation is biting consumers across the world. And market returns — in general — haven’t kept up to protect against the loss of purchasing power.

In SA, CPI hit 7.4% in June, despite aggressive monetary tightening by the SA Reserve Bank since November. The Bank has increased interest rates by 200 basis points (bp) with the repo rate now at 5.5%. ..

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