Tag: interest rates

Everything except fuel argued against a hike, and all six committee members voted for it anyway.

The rate has sat at 7% since May, but a second-quarter GDP contraction and a record fuel increase now pull ...

What we know so far The Woolworths trading update published on Thursday, 30 July 2026, warns that South African shoppers ...

What we know so far The repo rate South Africa's central bank sets was held at 7% on Thursday, 23 ...

What we know so far South Africa inflation jumped to 5.0% in June 2026 from 4.5% in May, the highest ...

Bad news is building for South Africans hoping for cheaper borrowing costs soon. The South African Reserve Bank has kept ...

What we know so far The South African Reserve Bank held its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 6.75% on 26 ...

South Africa is facing a fresh interest rate warning as a sharp rise in oil prices and renewed weakness in ...

South Africa’s outlook for interest rate cuts has taken a sharp turn as the escalating Middle East conflict pushes oil ...

A notable change in interest rate expectations South Africa is underway, with economists and financial markets increasingly reassessing how long ...