BUDGET 2023 REACTION Give that man a Bell’s — Rand, bonds, JSE all gain as markets, analysts give budget initial thumbs up 3 min 5 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s rolling blackouts take their toll on retail sales, food inflation and business confidence 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
CURRENCY ANALYSIS Rand on the ropes again as reality of permanent rolling blackouts sets in 3 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
ANC ELECTS 2022 ANALYSIS Rand, bonds gain briskly on news Ramaphosa won second term as ANC president 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
OPED SA at risk of investor isolation amid a perfect storm for financial markets 4 min 0 By Sharon Wood
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA Reserve Bank set to pull the trigger again, taking the prime lending rate back above 10% 3 min 6 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE Hawkish SA Reserve Bank pulls trigger again with 75 basis point rate hike 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Rolling blackouts and US rate hikes light way to rand’s demise versus the dollar 4 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
AFTER THE BELL The rand and the very long straw milkshake theory of the US dollar 4 min 0 By Unknown Author
A BITTER RESCUE REMEDY SA Reserve Bank to hike rates again this week to contain inflation, support rand 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT SA’s current account balance falls into the red, bad news for the rand 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick UK-based investment fund boss nabbed over going rogue on the dollar-rand exchange rate 4 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
RAND ON THE RUN SA’s currency sinks with euro, hits lowest level since 2020 against resurgent dollar 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY TIGHTENING Reserve Bank expected to raise rates by at least 25 basis points this week 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard and Neesa Moodley
ECONOMIC HANGOVER South Africa’s current account surplus narrows in third quarter from record levels 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
