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Economies at a glance

Economic news

Another cautious cut in interest rates to 7.75% | November 2024
Business pulse: Steady improvement in business sentiment | November 2024
Big inflation drop paves the way for another interest rate cut | November 2024
CPI dropped to 3.8% y/y, lowest rate since March 2021 | October 2024
SARB delivered the first highly anticipated repo rate cut to 8% | September 2024
CPI – September 2024 | September 2024
Consumer pulse: Third quarter 2024 | September 2024
External trade trends: Third quarter 2024 | September 2024
Business pulse: Firms are cautiously optimistic | September 2024
Growth up 0.4% q/q in Q2 2024 buoyed by consumption | September 2024
Population grows in a low economic growth environment | September 2024
CPI – August 2024 | August 2024
June’s dip in rental inflation larger than anticipated | July 2024
Less hawkish hold a pathway to monetary policy easing | July 2024
Market and economic outlook | July 2024
SA's new Cabinet: Piecing together the government of national unity | June 2024
Consumer pulse: Less pessimistic about the economic outlook | June 2024
CPI unchanged at 5.2% y/y in May, in line with expectations | June 2024
2024 National Elections | June 2024
Financial Stability Review: SA insurers relatively resilient against shocks | June 2024
Growth unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in Q1 2024 | June 2024
Business pulse: Political climate clouds business activity | June 2024
SARB keeps interest rates steady at 8.25% - a less hawkish hold | May 2024
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Monetary Policy Review: More caution over interest rates (pdf)
Food inflation dip drives headline figure lower to 5.3% in March (pdf)
Consumer pulse: Consumers face mounting financial pressures (pdf)
SA dodges a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2023 (pdf)
Business pulse: Business confidence depressed at 30 points (pdf)
External trade trends: Current account deficit ratio widens to 1.6% in 2023 (pdf)
National budget preview: Focusing on five fiscal flags (pdf)
SONA: Addressing democratic despondency with pre-election promises (pdf)
SARB unanimously keeps repo rate steady at 8.25% (pdf)
Large upside surprise in third quarter growth could leave annual figure closer to 2.5% (pdf)
SARB addresses inflation concerns by hiking by another 75bps (pdf)
Business pulse | Fourth quarter 2022 (pdf)
Headline and core inflation surprise to the upside in October (pdf)
Headline inflation eased in November 2022 while dore inflation remained unchanged (pdf)
Medium-term budget review (pdf)
Inflation slows encouragingly for the second month in a row (pdf)
Market and economic outlook: October 2022 (pdf)
SARB keeps its foot firmly on the pedal and hikes rates by 75bps (pdf)
The impact of a potential greylisting on the SA economy and financial markets (pdf)
Consumer pulse (pdf)
Floods and electricity shortages disrupt second quarter growth (pdf)
Signs of inflation persistence drive an unexpected 75 bps hike (pdf)
Market and economic outlook: July 2022 (pdf)
CPI June 2022 (pdf)
Dealing with declining markets (pdf)
Latest inflation figures (pdf)
Market and economic outlook April 2022 (pdf)
Latest inflation figures (pdf)
National budget 2022 (pdf)
National budget preview (pdf)
Latest inflation figures (pdf)
State of the Nation Address (SONA) (pdf)
Market and economic outlook January 2022 (pdf)
Economic outlook for 2022 (pdf)
Financial market outlook for 2022: Policy progression pertinent (pdf)
Consumer price inflation down in December (pdf)
About Moody's rating decision (pdf)
COVID- 19 - Keep calm and wash your hands (pdf)
Economies at a glance and indices summary for June 2020 (pdf)
Growth collapse not as bad as feared, but worst still to come (pdf)
Inflation sank to 2.1% in May from 3% in April 2020 (pdf)
Inflation sinks to 3% in April 2020 under lockdown (pdf)
KMPD charts (pdf)
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID- 19 (institutional) (pdf)
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID- 19 (retail) (pdf)
Market and economic outlook July 2020 (pdf)
SA government adds to COVID- 19 economic relief (pdf)
Sarb delivers 100 basis point cut in an unscheduled meeting (pdf)
Sarb slices off another 50 basis points from the repo rate (pdf)
Supplementary budget review for June 2020 (pdf)
Inflation eased in line with expectations in November 2019 (pdf)
Lift in October 2019 private sector credit growth, but rising growth in unsecured debt could flag consumer stress (pdf)
Sarb exercises caution on rising fiscal risks and keeps interest rates unchanged at 6.5% (pdf)
Inflation surprises further below the midpoint in October 2019 (pdf)
SA 2019 medium- term budget policy statement (MTBPS) (pdf)
Unanimous decision to keep interest rates steady at 6.5% (pdf)
Inflation surprises moderately to the upside in August 2019 (pdf)
Lower- than- expected electricity and water tariffs drive inflation to the bottom half of target in July 2019 (pdf)
Retail sales rebounded in the second quarter as June print edged higher (pdf)
Private sector credit extension lost further steam in June 2019 (pdf)
Jobs market remained depressed in the second quarter of 2019 (pdf)
The Sarb cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, but maintains a hawkish tone (pdf)
Slight slippage in retail trade sales for May 2019 (pdf)
May 2019 production growth fails to expand faster (pdf)
Inflation creeps higher to 4.5% in May in line with expectations (pdf)
Production print for April 2019 indicates a mild supply- side recovery (pdf)
Rosier retail trade sales print for April 2019 (pdf)
First- quarter growth print a shocker (pdf)
Consumer confidence picks up to five index points in the second quarter of 2019 (pdf)
Inflation contained and unchanged at 4.5% in June 2019 (pdf)
Interest rates steady at 6.75%, but bias shifting towards a more accommodative stance (pdf)
Inflation beats expectations and edges lower to 4.4% in April 2019 (pdf)
Weak momentum in retail sales for March 2019 (pdf)
Employment numbers disappoint in the first quarter of 2019 (pdf)
The 2019 National Elections: The ANC secures 57.5% in the most hotly contested polls since 1994 (pdf)
Gradual upward trajectory in consumer credit growth continues in March 2019 (pdf)
Retail trade sales print for February 2019 surprises positively, but remains weak (pdf)
Inflation positively surprises consensus at 4.5% in March 2019 (pdf)
Underwhelming mining and manufacturing prints for February 2019 (pdf)
No change to interest rates at 6.75% as SARB lowers growth and underlying inflation forecasts (pdf)
No major surprises as inflation rises broadly in line with expectations to 4.1% in February 2019 (pdf)
2019 National budget preview: Parastatals’ pressing financial needs raise concerns over SA’s fiscal sustainability (pdf)
SARB cuts inflation forecasts aggressively, but suggests risks remain moderately tilted to the upside (pdf)
Why deliberate outcome- based portfolio construction makes sense (pdf)
Changes to the strategic asset allocations of the Momentum Investments Factor Series portfolio (pdf)
2018 SA equity market return in perspective (pdf)
Interest rate hike reflects the Reserve Bank’s intolerance for inflation expectations at the top end of the target (pdf)
Slower- than- expected rise in October 2018 inflation print to 5.1% (pdf)
Interest rates steady at 6.5%, but the balance of sentiment is shifting towards tighter monetary policy (pdf)
Another positive inflation surprise for August 2018 (pdf)
Responding rationally to rand and recession ructions (pdf)
Interest rates steady at 6.5%, but a realisation of inflation risks leads to a hawkish stance (pdf)
June 2018 inflation print extends string of positive inflation surprises (pdf)
May 2018 headline inflation beats expectations marginally at 4.4% (pdf)
Revived inflation risks prevent an interest rate cut (pdf)
April 2018 headline inflation increases on tax hike, but undershoots expectations (pdf)
A robust debate results in an interest rate cut to 6.5% (pdf)
February 2018 headline inflation surprises positively (pdf)
Further ease in headline inflation (pdf)
No ratings bargains for South Africa on Black Friday (pdf)
Interest rates unchanged amid elevated uncertainty (pdf)
Outcome- based investing reduces the risk to the drop in MTN’s share price (pdf)
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Further communication regarding Steinhoff (pdf)
Momentum Investments’ equity benchmark (pdf)
Your money is safe with us - Momentum Collective Investments Customers (pdf)
Your money is safe with us - Momentum Investments Factor Series Customers (pdf)
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Steinhoff International Holdings NV class action (pdf)
Inflation continues on its downward trajectory in October 2017 (pdf)
Reserve Bank disappoints the market by keeping the repo rate unchanged (pdf)
August 2017 headline inflation prints below consensus (pdf)
Sharp (but expected) drop in July 2017 headline inflation (pdf)
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June 2017 headline inflation drops to 5.1% in line with expectations (pdf)
Consumer mood remained gloomy in the second quarter of 2017 (pdf)
High levels of uncertainty keeps SA interest rates on hold at 7.0% (pdf)
Notable drop in April 2017 headline inflation to 5.3% (pdf)
Headline inflation beats expectations at 6.1% in March 2017 (pdf)
SA repo rate unchanged, but tone less hawkish than before (pdf)
SA businesses not in a rush to hire or invest (pdf)
Making sense of the March 2017 US Federal Reserve rate- setting meeting (pdf)
Sluggish economic activity in 2016, but growth has likely bottomed (pdf)
SA Budget FY2017/18: Gordhan guarding government’s gates (pdf)
SA repo rate held steady, while global risks keep tone cautious (pdf)
Asset class returns in 2017 determined by monetary/fiscal policy switch (pdf)
Interest rate policy held steady, but tone remains cautious (pdf)
October’s headline rate of inflation rises above expectations (pdf)
Inflation slows towards top end of target band (pdf)
2016 Local government elections under the spotlight (pdf)
SARB presses the pause button and keeps interest rates steady at 7% (pdf)
No surprise in June headline inflation print (pdf)
May headline inflation print surprises positively (pdf)
Making sense of the June 2016 US Federal Reserve rate- setting meeting (pdf)
Material slowdown in real GDP growth in 1Q16 (pdf)
2Q16 Growth concerns rise in response to weaker business confidence (pdf)
SA dodges the downgrade bullet for now (pdf)
SARB pauses to reflect on previous interest rate tightening (pdf)
Tough road ahead for SA consumers implies weak GDP performance (pdf)
April headline inflation print in line with expectations (pdf)

Monthly economic overview

December 2023 (pdf)
December Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
November 2023 (pdf)
November Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
October 2023 (pdf)
October Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
September 2023 (pdf)
September Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
August 2023 (pdf)
August Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
July 2023 (pdf)
July Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
June 2023 (pdf)
June Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
May 2023 (pdf)
May Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
April 2023 (pdf)
April Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
March 2023 (pdf)
March Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
February 2023 (pdf)
February Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
January 2023 (pdf)
January Afrikaans 2023 (pdf)
January (pdf)
February (pdf)
March (pdf)
April (pdf)
May (pdf)
May (Afrikaans) (pdf)
June (pdf)
June (Afrikaans) (pdf)
July (pdf)
July (Afrikaans) (pdf)
August (pdf)
August (Afrikaans) (pdf)
September (pdf)
September (Afrikaans) (pdf)
October (pdf)
October (Afrikaans) (pdf)
November (Afrikaans) (pdf)
November (pdf)
December (Afrikaans) (pdf)
December (pdf)
January (pdf)
February (pdf)
March (pdf)
April (pdf)
May (pdf)
May (Afrikaans) (pdf)
June (pdf)
June (Afrikaans) (pdf)
July (pdf)
July (Afrikaans) (pdf)
August (pdf)
August (Afrikaans) (pdf)
September (pdf)
September (Afrikaans) (pdf)
October (pdf)
October (Afrikaans) (pdf)
November (Afrikaans) (pdf)
November (pdf)
December (Afrikaans) (pdf)
December (pdf)

Quarterly economic overview

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