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Economic woes leave financial advice pros feeling woozy

29 February 2024

The heady cocktail of disinflation, interest rate cuts, elections and a multi-year slowdown in global economic growth will leave asset managers and financial advisers feeling a trifle woozy entering 2024. As things stand, the only thing that financial advice and investment professionals can ‘take to the bank’ this year is that the current mishmash of economic and political factors will contribute to financial market uncertainty.

Strategic planning and enhanced efficiencies are the antidotes SA farmers need to rising costs

28 February 2024

Farmers in South Africa are among the business owners who are often hardest hit by the compounding pressures of domestic economic challenges and international turmoil.

SA Government needs to go beyond snapshots

12 February 2024

The 2024 State of the Nation address was nothing more than a series of bland and recycled "snapshots" rather than an opportunity to outline strategic benchmarks to assess and address the degree of underperformance experienced across multiple sectors.

Unchanged rates decision expected to be mildly positive for commercial property and mortgage demand

25 January 2024

Today’s unchanged repo rate decision was as expected by FNB. This means that the SARB has kept interest rates unchanged since May 2023, after a prior 475 basis point hiking cycle starting late 2021.

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MPC reaction from EY's Africa Chief Economist, only mild easing expected in H2

25 January 2024

PPS Investments: CPI for December 2023

24 January 2024

South African companies can turn short-term crises in 2024 into opportunities for creating business value and societal impact

22 January 2024

PPS Investments: CPI for November 2023

13 December 2023

PPS Investments: GDP Q3 commentary

05 December 2023

Old Mutual’s Group Chief Economist foresees continued positive GDP growth for South Africa in Q3 of 2023

05 December 2023

Agriculture shows some stealth following a 4% y/y jump in Q3 2023 export earnings

05 December 2023

PwC forecasts that fuel price declines could bottom out in 2024Q1, followed by a slow upward trend as the year progresses

30 November 2023

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Economy / General

Economic woes leave financial advice pros feeling woozy

Strategic planning and enhanced efficiencies are the antidotes SA farmers need to rising costs

SA Government needs to go beyond snapshots

Unchanged rates decision expected to be mildly positive for commercial property and mortgage demand

MPC reaction from EY's Africa Chief Economist, only mild easing expected in H2

PPS Investments: CPI for December 2023

South African companies can turn short-term crises in 2024 into opportunities for creating business value and societal impact

PPS Investments: CPI for November 2023

PPS Investments: GDP Q3 commentary

Old Mutual’s Group Chief Economist foresees continued positive GDP growth for South Africa in Q3 of 2023

Agriculture shows some stealth following a 4% y/y jump in Q3 2023 export earnings

PwC forecasts that fuel price declines could bottom out in 2024Q1, followed by a slow upward trend as the year progresses