Central Bank

05 Jun 2019

Now is not the time to fight about the SARB's mandate

By Janice Roberts

By MoneyMarketing Yesterday was quite a day for the country with the rand initially weakening after the release of SA’s dreadful Q1 GDP data ( -3.2% quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted and at an annualised rate). There was, however, more bad news to come.

17 May 2016

SARB will maintain hawkish stance – even if they pause

By Janice Roberts

There is little consensus in the market on whether SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago will hike rates on Thursday. Malcolm Charles and Nazmeera Moola from Investec Asset Management’s fixed income team look ahead to the next MPC meeting.