Die Monetêre Beleidskomitee vergader sedert gister en maak more middag hulle repokoers besluit bekend. Die verwagting is dat hulle die repokoers met 25 basispunte gaan sny. Ek het gedink dit is goed om vinnig te praat oor al die dinge wat hulle oorweeg.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.

The Monetary Policy Committee has been meeting since yesterday and will announce their repo rate decision tomorrow afternoon. The expectation is that they will cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. I thought it would be good to talk about all the things they are considering.

This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.

Hierdie week is daar groot rentekoers besluite in die VSA en Suid-Afrika. Ek het al ʼn paar keer gesê ons kan nie sny voor die Amerikaners nie sny nie, maar hoekom is dit so, en volg ons hulle altyd?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

This week, there are significant interest rate decisions in

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Daar is ʼn paar manier hoe ons sal weet dat die optimisme oor en vertroue in die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid die ekonomie kan laat groei. Een is as investering weer begin toeneem. Nie finansiële investering nie, maar regte kapitaalvorming. Die ander is ons kredietgradering nie meer rommelstatus is nie.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

There are a few ways in which we will know that the optimism about and trust in the Government of National Unity can grow the economy. One is when investment starts to increase again. Not financial investment, but real capital formation. The other is our credit rating is no longer junk status.

This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Met minder as oor ʼn week voor die Monetêre beleidskomitee se volgende repokoers besluit het inflasie in die VSA en inflasieverwagtinge in Suid-Afrika hierdie week die nuus gehaal.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

With less than a week to go before the Monetary Policy Committee's next repo rate decision, inflation in the US and inflation expectations in South Africa made the headlines this week.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ons klomp wat die ekonomiese aanwysers dophou, hou asem op vir goeie nuus uit die derde kwartaal en ek is bly om te sê dat die Juliemaand vervaardigingsyfers beter as verwag ingekom het.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Those of us who watch the economic indicators are holding our breath for good news from the third quarter and I am happy to say that the July manufacturing figures came in better than expected.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.