South Africa SA December CPI slows to 7.2% while November retail sales rise modestly 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
International Finance US stocks climb after inflation data; yields sink: markets wrap 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
International Finance US debt-crisis worries sour Davos optimism on global economy 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
MINE PRODUCTION ANALYSIS SA mining output tanks 9% in year to November as power and other woes bite 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
NATIONAL TRAIN SMASH Minerals Council wants Transnet CEO Portia Derby axed to arrest decline — reports 4 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
MODEST SHIFT World Bank trims SA economic growth forecasts — next time it may wield a panga 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMY ANALYSIS BankservAfrica BETI bounces in December after six months of decline 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
International Finance Asian stocks fall as hawkish Fed halts S&P’s rally: markets wrap 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
IN SECOND GEAR Cautious optimism — New vehicle sales give industry a modicum of hope for 2023 recovery 2 min 0 By Georgina Crouth
MANUFACTURING Absa PMI rises for third straight month in December – but the signals are mixed 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
REPUTATIONAL RISK South Africa to meet finance watchdog in bid to avoid greylisting 1 min 0 By Bloomberg
55TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, PART TWO — ANALYSIS ANC declaration on land highlights RET retreat, but offers few solid solutions 4 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
ENERGY MARKET ANALYSIS Global oil prices stumble into 2023, holding promise of easing inflation 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMY South Africa’s narrower trade surplus bodes ill for the rand, but cooling oil price may help 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
POWER CRISIS KFC forced to temporarily shut some SA outlets due to Eskom’s rolling blackouts 2 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
