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Interest rates slashed by 100 basis points due to
declining inflation and a rapidly slowing economy

Interest rates slashed by 100 basis points due to declining inflation and a rapidly slowing economy

05 February 2009
Thursday rate cut is a given

Thursday rate cut is a given

04 February 2009

As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank meets on Wednesday and Thursday this week they have more than enough ammunition to motivate another interest rate cut. So the question on everyone’s mind is not whether a cut will be forthcoming; but ho

Budget 2009/2010: an austere occasion

Budget 2009/2010: an austere occasion

03 February 2009
Lower PPI exceeds market expectations; strengthens case for continual interest rate cuts in 2009

Lower PPI exceeds market expectations; strengthens case for continual interest rate cuts in 2009

29 January 2009
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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Lower CPIX confirms rate cuts, but high food prices a concern

Lower CPIX confirms rate cuts, but high food prices a concern

28 January 2009
How will South Africa respond to slower world growth?

How will South Africa respond to slower world growth?

28 January 2009
South will not escape the effects of the global slump, but is partly isolated - Conditions for many set to improve in second half of year

South will not escape the effects of the global slump, but is partly isolated - Conditions for many set to improve in second half of year

27 January 2009
Manuel has no room to manoeuvre

Manuel has no room to manoeuvre

27 January 2009
The Banking Association Debtor Financing Committee: Where does true economic power vest?

The Banking Association Debtor Financing Committee: Where does true economic power vest?

26 January 2009
Obama’s Inauguration and Economic Policies

Obama’s Inauguration and Economic Policies

21 January 2009
The Year that 2009 will be...

The Year that 2009 will be...

20 January 2009
Financial crisis: Eyes on Treasury

Financial crisis: Eyes on Treasury

13 January 2009