SA INFLATION South Africa’s annual inflation rate eased to 4.3% in July 2026, from a two-year high of 5% in June | SA UNEMPLOYMENT South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in Q2 2026, its highest level since Q2 2022 | THE RAND The rand was among the...
SA INFLATION South Africa’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 5.0% in June 2026, its highest level since June 2024. | SA RATES The SARB left interest rates unchanged, surprising markets that had anticipated a rate hike.
INFLATION | South Africa’s annual inflation rate rose to 4% in April 2026 – the highest reading since August 2024. SA RATES | The South African Reserve Bank raised its key repo rate by 25 bps to 7% in May – marking its first rate hike since...
EQUITIES The MSCI World Index, covering companies across 23 developed markets, posted its strongest month since 2020| CRYTO Bitcoin, which accounts for over 50% of total cryptocurrency market capitalisation, rose 13% in April. It remains 12% down for the year.
SA RATES| SARB keeps rates snug at 6.75%. No Easter bunny surprises in this basket.TRADE HOP| February’s surplus takes a giant bunny hop to R36.9bn, up from January’s revised R8.5bn.
