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Markets & Investment

South African homeowners: Transform repo-rate stability into R650,000 in savings

29 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Global debt hits record of nearly $338tn, says IIF

Canan Sevgili 26 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks edge up after Trump's visa crackdown, rate outlook in focus

Shri Navaratnam 22 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Finance

Why the property market is rallying for another interest-rate slash

16 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Sub-Saharan Africa's major economies hit by high finance costs, Moody's says

Duncan Miriri 15 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

New Development Bank names RBI's Rajiv Ranjan as vice president

Nishit Navin and Nikunj Ohri 27 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's finance minister and central bank governor at odds over inflation target

Colleen Goko 4 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Harry Kellan.

Economy

FNB welcomes rate cut as timely boost for households, businesses

1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters. Rogan Ward/File Photo. South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago addresses the media during a press conference concluding the G20 finance meeting in Durban, South Africa, July 18, 2025.

Economy

South African central bank lowers inflation goal without minister's sign-off

Kopano Gumbi, Sfundo Parakozov and Alexander Winning 1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Economy

In the wake of tariff unease, Sarb makes unanimous decision

Katja Hamilton 31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Analysts: South Africa's small inflation rise leaves room for rate cuts

Kopano Gumbi 23 Jul 2025

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe says gold-backed currency stable but investor doubts persist

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 19 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks dip, oil rallies as Middle East tensions keep investors on edge

Johann M Cherian and Ankur Banerjee 17 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand holds gains after Sarb focuses on lower inflation target

Alexander Winning 30 May 2025

Fintech

Project Pine: the digital transformation that could reshape global monetary policy

Katja Hamilton 19 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Sectional title is hot property for first-time buyers in Cape Town

13 May 2025

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

SMEs

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

6 May 2025

Source: Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director ILS at Schroders.

Finance

Navigating volatility: The strategic advantage of insurance-linked securities

Mark Gibson 25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer at Schroders.

Finance

Trump’s tariffs are a game of snakes and ladders; long-term investors must remain calm

Johanna Kyrklund 23 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South African consumer confidence hits record lows as tax fears spread

25 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Missed chance: South Africa's interest rate freeze draws property market concerns

20 Mar 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago - Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Global trade fears keep South Africa’s interest rates on hold

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Rate cut speculations rise as South Africa's inflation stabilises

19 Mar 2025

South Africa inflation edges up in first release since basket update

Banking & Finance

South Africa inflation edges up in first release since basket update

Sfundo Parakozov 26 Feb 2025

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Economy

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South African Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025

SA's new car sales off to promising start in 2025

Commercial & Industrial

SA's new car sales off to promising start in 2025

10 Feb 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago/X

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank’s third rate cut in a row: What it means going forward

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2025

Source: ChatGPT

Trends

US deregulation under Trump serves as a boon for equities, a bane for climate change

David Crosoer 29 Jan 2025

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Agribusiness

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Paul Makube 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Christo de Wit, Luno’s country manager for South Africa.

Financial Services

Luno’s predictions for 2025's crypto landscape

15 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

A woman picks a gold earring at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi. Source: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis

Markets & Investment

Experts bet on big 2025 for gold, PGMs still floundering

Rahul Paswan, Swati Verma and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese 31 Dec 2024

Economy

Inflation falls to 2.8% as fuel prices plummet

Mark Phillips 21 Nov 2024

5 ways to prepare for the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend

E-commerce

5 ways to prepare for the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend

Issued by Lula 20 Nov 2024

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Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

US bond sell-off: A harbinger of things to come?

12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Asia stocks sputter as focus shifts to China stimulus

Kevin Buckland 8 Nov 2024

Economy

Expectations for another interest-rate cut in November

4 Nov 2024

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Agribusiness

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Gilberto Biacuana and Karabo Mabuza 24 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

SA pays tribute to Tito Mboweni, a towering figure in finance

Raymond Parsons 14 Oct 2024

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Finance

Can BRICS reshape the financial world? Key decisions to emerge from Moscow gathering

10 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on

Nyasha Chingono 20 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Markets & Investment

SA economy under strain as MPC opts for modest repo-rate cut

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

Property

Urgent call for interest-rate cut to rejuvenate SA's property market

Katja Hamilton 18 Sep 2024

Economy

Economic optimism grows: BETI shows highest levels since March 2022

11 Sep 2024