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.
SA INFLATION | Annual inflation rose to 4.5% in May, the highest level since July 2024, marking the third consecutive monthly increase. SA TRADE BALANCE | South Africa recorded a ZAR 1.8bn trade deficit in May, its first monthly deficit since January 2025....
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.
JSE. JSE equities returned 62.2% in USD during 2025, marking the strongest calendar year since 2009. | The Rand. The rand ended 2025 at its strongest level against the US dollar since August 2022. | Trade. South Africa posted a R37.7bn trade surplus in November, the...
