Repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the repurchase rate unchanged at 6.5% per annum.
Repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
The Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% per annum, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday.
Johannesburg has highest construction cost inflation in Africa: global construction costs rise as economies boom
The cost of global construction is set to rise by 4.3 percent during 2018 compared to 4.1 percent in 2017, as developers face the challenge of continued shortages of relevant skills to deliver an increasing number of projects, according to new research from global professional services firm Turner & Townsend.
The FNB House Price Index’s year-on-year growth slowed in January, after prior months of acceleration
In January 2018, the FNB House Price Index showed a slowing in year-on-year growth compared with the revised December 2017 rate.
DR Andrew Golding Comment on the National Budget - 21 February 2018
National Budget geared to instill confidence
The FNB House Price Index’s year-on-year growth slowed in January, after prior months of acceleration
In January 2018, the FNB House Price Index showed a slowing in year-on-year growth compared with the revised December 2017 rate. This comes after some prior months of accelerating year-on-year growth.
No change in repo rate
The repurchase rate will remain unchanged at 6.75% per annum, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced.
A great year for buyers and investors
Negativity seems to have become the fashion in SA’s real estate industry over the past few months, but while there will be challenges, the property market is not going to “fall off a cliff” in 2018, says Berry Everitt, CEO of the Chas Everitt International property group.
What to expect in the housing market in 2018
With much still riding on the outcome of the ANC elective conference later this month (16-20 December 2017) which, coupled with the Budget Speech in February next year (2018), will impact on business and consumer confidence and market sentiment in general.
FNB Wealth and Investments Economic Outlook - African National Congress National Policy Conference
Standard & Poor's Global Ratings has again downgraded SA's foreign and local currency ratings by one notch each to BB and BB+ respectively.
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