Steep increase in the deficit: Unavoidable stabilisation measure, or an ominous structural break?
18 February 2009
As usual, most analysts have again heaped praise on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel for the clever way in which he managed to profess his continued commitment to prudent fiscal policy in the 2009 Budget, while also acknowledging and allowing for the effects on SA of the current global economic recession (which he warned could become a depression).
Deflation threat could send interest rates tumbling
24 November 2008
The global economic outlook is worsening by the day.
New interactive charts and data preview in EasyXL
17 November 2008
Our web based data tool, EasyXL, now allows users to view charts and data tables of any of our RSA Economic Indicators data series.
Interest rate prospects
14 October 2008
The Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged at both their August and October 2008 MPC meetings, despite an acceleration in inflation.
Access RSA and Global Economic Indicators using our EasyData website
07 October 2008
Last week we made our new EasyData website available to all users subscribed to our South African Economic Indicators data collections.
Time to sell bonds?
11 September 2008
During the second quarter of 2008, annualised South African bond returns [1] came in at -21.
Interest rate cycle: present vs past
02 July 2008
The tighter interest rate environment already commenced in June 2006 when CPIX inflation jumped from 3,7% in April to 4,8% in June 2006.
Notes on the escalation in food prices
16 April 2008
Food prices, which accounts for 25,7% of the total basket of goods and services in the CPIX, rose by 14,3% y/y in February 2008.
Escalating oil prices: Heavy impact on inflation
07 March 2008
From the latest Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) producer price data, it is clear that the shock to consumer prices of petrol price hikes is far from over.
Household wealth trends
17 January 2008
According to the South African Reserve Bank, households held 27,5% of their total assets in residential properties in 2005.
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