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How vulnerable is SA?

How vulnerable is SA?
10 August 2018 / Ingé Lamprecht
Emerging markets face several headwinds.
Why economic growth continues to disappoint

Why economic growth continues to disappoint

Ingé Lamprecht / 3 August 2018
Policy uncertainty and a public sector hollowed out by state capture and corruption come at a huge cost.
Rand reels as hawkish Fed and trade war add to investor worries

Rand reels as hawkish Fed and trade war add to investor worries

Colleen Goko, Bloomberg / 2 August 2018
The ANC's land reform plans, layoffs in the platinum sector and post-election strife in Zimbabwe, also weighed in the rand.
Ample food supplies spur biggest drop in prices this year

Ample food supplies spur biggest drop in prices this year

Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg / 2 August 2018
Trade war tensions helped push food prices down for the first time since January.
Why the Reserve Bank is changing its tune

Why the Reserve Bank is changing its tune

Ingé Lamprecht / 2 August 2018
A look at its unofficial plan to target inflation at 4.5%.
Rand falls after China manufacturing growth slows

Rand falls after China manufacturing growth slows

Mfuneko Toyana / 31 July 2018
Tariff wars with the US as well as weaker domestic demand are major factors towards to decline in growth.
SA’s two big challenges

SA’s two big challenges

Patrick Cairns / 18 July 2018
And the single biggest factor needed to solve them.
Banks put brakes on lending as economy shrinks

Banks put brakes on lending as economy shrinks

Vernon Wessels, Bloomberg / 29 June 2018
The pain felt in South Africa’s economy in the first quarter was echoed in the banking industry.
Of Budweiser and washing machines

Of Budweiser and washing machines

Patrick Cairns / 27 June 2018
Why UBS Wealth Management's global chief economist believes we're not headed for a trade war.
How a global trade war would hurt SA

How a global trade war would hurt SA

Patrick Cairns / 26 June 2018
It's about much more than just the tariffs.
South Africa’s current account deficit widens in Q1 as exports slump

South Africa’s current account deficit widens in Q1 as exports slump

UPDATE
Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Reuters / 21 June 2018
The current account deficit widened to 4.8% of gross domestic product, in the first quarter.
May inflation eases as food costs rise least since ’13

May inflation eases as food costs rise least since ’13

UPDATE
Odwa Mjo, Bloomberg / 20 June 2018
Inflation in May slows to 4.4%.
Central bank overload

Central bank overload

Dave Mohr and Izak Odendaal / 19 June 2018
Monetary decisions made in the world's financial capitals influence the returns of local investors.
The wheel turns for SA bonds as selloff worsens

The wheel turns for SA bonds as selloff worsens

Robert Brand, Bloomberg / 18 June 2018
SA government bonds did not deliver returns in the second quarter, after being one of the best performers in the first quarter.
What happened in the world economy’s most important week of 2018

What happened in the world economy’s most important week of 2018

Michelle Jamrisko and Samuel Potter, Bloomberg / 15 June 2018
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates, the European Central Bank said it would stop bond buying in December and the Bank of Japan kept stimulating.

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