Die ekonomie minuut

Ons markte en wisselkoers is op die oomblik baie sensitief vir enige nuus uit die VSA wat ʼn aanduiding kan gee van wanneer hulle rentekoerse gaan sny, maar daar is mos nie ʼn wet wat sê dat die Fed eerste moet beweeg nie.

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

Our markets and exchange rate are very sensitive at the moment to any news from the US that may give an indication of when they will cut interest rates, but there is no law that says that the Fed must move first.

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

Baie van ons is bekend met die aanlyn kleinhandel en stroomdienste reus Amazon. Hulle het hierdie week tot die Suid-Afrikaanse mark toegetree met amazon.co.za en daar is gemengde reaksie.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Many of us are familiar with the online retail and streaming services giant Amazon. They entered the South African market this week with amazon.co.za and there is a mixed reaction.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Latyns-Amerika is ʼn streek waar ongelykheid in die verdeling van inkomste en welvaart net so erg is as hier in Suid-Afrika. Sedert die jaar 2000 het dit egter begin afneem, maar hoe het hulle dit reg gekry?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Latin America is a region where inequality in the distribution of income and wealth is just as bad as here in South Africa. However, since the year 2000 it started to decline, but how did they get it right?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Gereelde luisteraars sal weet dat ek dink die Reserwebank se inflasieteiken is redelik belangrik. Die Sunday Times het die afgelope naweek gevra of die teikenband nie dalk verhoog moet word ter wille van huiseienaars nie en die kort antwoord is nee, maar ek wil dit graag langer verduidelik.

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

Regular listeners will know that I think the Reserve Bank's inflation target is quite important. The Sunday Times asked this past weekend whether the target band should perhaps be increased for the sake of homeowners and the short answer is no, but I would like to explain it in more detail.

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

Gister was die 40ste dag in ʼn ry sonder beurtkrag. Daar is ʼn warm debat aan oor hoe Eskom dit regkry, maar ek het nie ʼn klinkklare antwoord nie en dink ook nie beurtkrag is iets van die verlede nie. Ek wil eerder gesels oor nuwe navorsing wat ondersoek instel na die impak van beurtkrag op die arbeidsmark.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Yesterday was the 40th day in a row without load shedding. There is a hot debate about how Eskom is doing this, but I don't have a clear answer and I don't think load shedding is a thing of the past either. Rather, I want to talk about new research that investigates the impact of load shedding on the labour market.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.