Economy / General

PPS Investments: CPI for August 2024

Annual consumer price inflation edged lower in August, to 4.4% year-on-year, compared to 4.6% in July. This is the first time since April 2021 that inflation has come in below the SARB’s 4.5% target level.

Rate cut expectations: what the SARB and US Fed might do this week

Anticipation is building as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and its larger counterpart, the US Federal Reserve (Fed), prepare to announce their upcoming interest rate decisions.

Supercore inflation: What is it and could it impact the SARB’s rate decisions?

Why the Reserve Bank is poised for a rate cut in September

As the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) gears up for its meeting on 19 September, expectations are mounting for an interest rate cut.