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Market and economics commentary by Dave Mohr, Old Mutual Wealth

26 May 2014 | General

- Falling yields everywhere - Monetary Policy Committee holds as inflation rises

What can we expect from the monetary policy committee meeting?

20 May 2014 | General

The previous meeting of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in late March resulted in the repo rate being left unchanged at 5.5%. It was not a unanimous decision, since three of the seven committee members voted for a hike. Consider some of the developments on the inflation front since that meeting:

Interest rates may be on hold for now

19 May 2014 | General

The rate hike and currency weakness in January saw both the markets and economists calling for an aggressive series of rate hikes. At this time, the forward interest rate market was pricing in six rates hikes over the next 2 years.

Ensure sustainable economic growth so as to avoid further SA downgrade

19 May 2014 | General

Over the past two years South Africa’s sovereign rating has been downgraded by three international ratings agencies, Fitch and Standard and Poor’s (S&P) to BBB and Moody’s to Baa1. Though Fitch put the rating on a stable outlook, both Moody’s and S&P have placed their ratings on a negative outlook.

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