Category: Economic outlook

The outlook for inflation

What is driving higher local consumer prices?

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Rising yields, increasing opportunities?

Rising bond yields are one of the investment risks we’re currently seeing, largely as a result of fears that inflation turns out to be higher than investors expect, however, there are still opportunities in the South African bond market.

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Budget 2021: SA running out of time to implement structural reforms

Seismic shifts are required in terms of government ideology to implement the necessary structural reforms

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Tax and the deficit

SA’s fiscal debt looks set to peak in 2027 and there’s little room to increase tax revenue through rate hikes.

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Budget Speech 2021: No surprises but a few good reasons to be hopeful

Our Private Wealth Managers unpack the detail of the 2021 Budget Speech and its implications for you.

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Budget Speech 2021 Outcomes & Impact : Infographic

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers a somber #BudgetSpeech2021. Here are the highlights in pictures and enclosed the full speech for more detail.

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Interest Rate Outlook Benign in a Post-Covid-19 Economy

Further interest rate cuts are in the offing as SA’s inflation outlook gets a boost from lower oil prices and subdued consumer demand.

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