Food price inflation
Inflation in Philippines a faultline for Duterte's Build, Build, Build ambition
Inflation has exceeded the government’s 2-4% target range, and its impacts could be far-reaching.
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Economist: Rising food prices could hamper inflation rate decline
Experts expect the inflation rate to fall back within its target band of between 3% and 6% in the second half of the year.
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Egypt’s cost-of-living soars as currency dives
Core inflation also jumped to 25.86% in the urban areas, the official CAPMAS statistics agency said on Tuesday.
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SA Reserve Bank still worried about inflation
The central bank announced that it was keeping interest rates on hold after the rand had gained value.
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'Drought, weak rand contribute to rising food prices'
A new report gives a ten-year outlook on the agriculture sector.
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UK shoppers feel Brexit bite as grocery prices rise
Sterling has dropped around 10 percent against both the dollar and euro since the 23 June vote.
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What can be done to regulate the rising cost of bread?
702 & CapeTalk host Africa Melane gives listeners an opportunity to share their thoughts on the rising price of bread.
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South Africans urged to go on spending diet
Increases in food, petrol, electricity & interest rates are on the cards in coming months.
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Reserve Bank under pressure to raise interest rates
The Monetary Policy Committee will announce its decision this afternoon.
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Economists on the fence over interest rate announcement
The Monetary Policy Committee will today announce whether or not it will hike interest rates.
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Slight uptick in annual inflation
Statistics South Africa says inflation stands at 4,7 percent for June.
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IMF urges SA's vigilance on inflation despite falling oil prices
SA's economy is still struggling since the recession and SARB says interest rates will have to gradually rise.
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SA's August inflation quickens to 6.4 percent
However on a month-on-month basis, CPI slowed to 0.4 percent.
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SA buckles under financial pressure
An economist fears consumer's pockets won’t ease with recent increases in fuel, electricity & food.
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Zim's factories decay, Mugabe under pressure
For ZANU-PF, the absence of the MDC as a coalition partner means it has no-one to blame.
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Goldman Sachs: SA could do better
Goldman Sachs says South Africa has made massive progress since 1994, but serious challenges remain.
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Motlanthe dispels fears of e-tolling burdens
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has allayed fears of massive economic burdens on Gauteng motorists.
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'Action needed to prevent food price catastrophe'
The United Nations is urging world leaders to take urgent action against rising food prices.
