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.
BUDGET | December posted a R38.4bn surplus, beating expectations and reinforcing improving FY25/26 fiscal momentum. The Rand | The currency strengthened through R16/$, its f irmest level since 2022. Inflation | Core CPI rose to 3.3% in December, the highest reading...
