Interest rate
Future repo rate decisions to be data dependent, says Kganyago
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the bank would continue to monitor growth, inflation and other economic data before deciding on the direction...
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Latest rate cut 'great stimulus' for property market - Seeff
With the repo rate being cut by another 25 basis points, prospective home owners are now looking at their options as houses become more affordable.
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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 3.75%
Last month, the central bank cut the repo rate by 100 basis points.
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Kganyago announces repo rate cut to 5.25%
The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks.
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SARB MPC expected to announce repo rate
The crucial question is will the reserve bank be aggressive when cutting the repo rate to help accelerate the economy?
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Kganyago announces repo rate cut to 6.25%
The decision follows this week's Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
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Room for repo rate cut in January, says economist
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago cited a number of concerns, including stagnant growth and other headwinds for keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%.
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Stronger rand, improved inflation outlook factors in repo rate cut
Those in debt have received some relief on Thursday afternoon with the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) decreasing the repo to 6.5%.
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SA Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
In November the repo rate was increased by 25 basis points to 6.75% with governor Lesetja Kganyago listing rising inflation and the weak rand as major factors.
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SA Reserve Bank to hold rates in Jan, hike in May - poll
With global growth weakening, some economists expect no change in South African policy across the forecast horizon.
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Sarb to wait until May for next rate hike
The Reserve Bank increased its benchmark lending rate for the first time in nearly three years in November.
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Economists expect interest rate to remain unchanged
Consumers are already facing a substantial rise in the cost of living with rising fuel prices and increased VAT and bondholders are worried about further financial pressure.
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SA Reserve Bank seen keeping rates at 6.50% next week
All 25 economists surveyed in the past week predicted the central bank will hold rates at 6.50% at its 24 May meeting, which will follow last month’s losses by the rand and renewed weakness on Tuesday.
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[ALERT] Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points
The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks.
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Reserve Bank likely to leave rates on hold for now - economists
Members of the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee would have over the past two days weighed up a number of factors when deciding on the next interest rate decision.
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Reserve Bank expected to keep repo rate unchanged
South Africa’s central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark lending rate for the first time in five years in July, citing weak growth and easing inflation.
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Economists expect Reserve Bank to leave rates unchanged
Earlier on Wednesday, Stats SA announced that CPI slowed to 4.8% in October in line with expectations.
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Sarb seen keeping rates at 6.75%
All but two of the 28 economists surveyed over the past week said rates would stay at 6.75% at the 23 November Reserve Bank meeting.
