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Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

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Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

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South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

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SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

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Craig Blumenthal 26 May 2023

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The MPC's decision: Another blow to consumers' wallets

Katja Hamilton 25 May 2023

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Euro lower as Germany enters recession, dollar scales 2-month peak

Samuel Indyk and Kevin Buckland 25 May 2023

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Inflation slows slightly, but surging food prices still pinching SA wallets

24 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

South Africa's April inflation slows more than forecast to 6.8% y/y

Alexander Winning 24 May 2023

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18 May 2023

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Katja Hamilton 18 May 2023

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Nyasha Chingono 15 May 2023

Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

Yuka Obayashi and Andrew Hayley 12 May 2023

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Pandor signals SA's likely move to adopting new global trading currency

Katja Hamilton 11 May 2023

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Pharmaceutical manufacturers must hedge against rand volatility

Carlos Martins 11 May 2023

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World Food prices rise for the first time in 2023

Reuters 5 May 2023

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Yushanta Rungasammy 5 May 2023

Source: Reuters. The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, US, April 27, 2020.

Oil extends losses ahead of expected interest rate hikes

Noah Browning 3 May 2023

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Wesgro locks down R4.1bn in new direct investments for Cape Town and Western Cape

21 Apr 2023

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Credit extensions appear to be drying up

20 Apr 2023

A faster acceleration in food price inflation to another record high in March

A faster acceleration in food price inflation to another record high in March

Paul Makube 20 Apr 2023

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Hold-ups in SA work visa applications set to worsen despite policy reform, authorities warn

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

State of the South African economy and your health

State of the South African economy and your health

Kevin Aron, Stone 11 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

South African business activity contracts in March - PMI

Bhargav Acharya 5 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Bobby Madhav, FNB's head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance.

10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show

Bobby Madhav 4 Apr 2023

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Govt to implement 7.5% public sector wage increase through 'significant trade-offs'

3 Apr 2023

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with women entrepreneurs during her week-long trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, in Accra, Ghana 29 March 2023. Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Africa's impact: US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

Virusha Subban 31 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Has SA reached its interest rate hike cycle peak yet?

31 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Market surprise takes benchmark repo rate to a 2009 high

Katja Hamilton 30 Mar 2023

No relief for homeowners as MPC hikes interest rate again

No relief for homeowners as MPC hikes interest rate again

30 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Tharisa agrees $130m debt facility with Absa, Société Générale

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