Explore the implications of the South African Reserve Bank's latest repo rate decision and what it means for the economy.

South Africa's central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle on Thursday as risks stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

The South African Reserve Bank held its main repo rate at 7.5% on Thursday, as tensions with the U.S. continue to rise amid escalating global uncertainty.

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

South Africa, by contrast to the US, only experienced 0.50% worth of rate cuts last year – taking the overnight repo rate from 8.25% to 7.75%. What is unusual about current SA inflation ...

South Africa's inflation rate was steady at 3.2% year on year in February, , the statistics agency said on Wednesday, a day ...

Annual consumer price inflation has increased in South Africa but ... cut interest rates by 25 basis points, marking the third straight cut. The three cuts resulted in the repo rate dropping ...

Will the Reserve Bank leave the repo rate unchanged this week despite inflation not expected to increase much?

a pause in South Africa’s rate-cutting cycle for the rest of the first half of 2025 seems likely. With two more 25 basis point cuts in 2025, the repo rate would be reduced to 7.0%, broadly in ...