South Africa welcomes 1st small interest rate cut in 4 years
South Africa central bank joins easing club with 25 basis point rate cut
South Africa's central bank struck a measured tone after its first rate cut in more than four years on Thursday, saying although inflation had fallen faster than expected there were still risks to the outlook.
South Africa Is First Country to Lower Rates After Fed Cut
SARB cut its main benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 8%.
S.Africa Central Bank Joins Rate Cut Movement
South Africa's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2020 on Thursday, joining other nations in reducing borrowing costs as inflation eases.
South African central bank delivers first rate cut in over four years
South Africa's central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than four years, as it said it saw inflation staying below the midpoint of its target range as far out as 2026.
South African central bank cuts key rate for first time in over four years
South Africa's central bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 8.00% on Thursday, its first rate reduction in more than four years. (Reporting by Tannur Anders, Bhargav Acharya and Kopano Gumbi; Editing by Alexander Winning and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
South Africa Real Rate at 19-Year High Unlikely to Spur Big Cut
South Africa’s real, inflation-adjusted interest rates reached the highest level in 19 years after price pressures cooled, but that’s unlikely to embolden the central bank to cut borrowing costs by more than a quarter point.
South Africa Lowers Interest Rates for First Time in Four Years
South Africa’s central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points, lowering them from a 15-year high and marking the first easing in more than four years.
South Africa seen sticking to modest rate cut despite Fed move
Still, the decision may be close, with economists in a separate survey expecting the MPC to be split on the decision, with most members favouring a quarter-point reduction.
It’s good, but not great: South Africa's first interest rate cut in four years
The SA Reserve Bank cut the repo rate by 0.25 basis points today, the first time South Africans have seen a rate cut in four years. While the cut was welcomed, some say it should have been by 0.5 basis points and believed the SARB acted too conservatively.
South Africa to lead the way on interest rates
The South African Reserve Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates later this week, with many African countries set to follow suit.
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