In Makro-ekonomie is daar drie belangrike identiteite wat die ekonomie in ewewig bring. Volgens hierdie siening moet investering gelyk wees aan spare, owerheidsbesteding gelyk aan belasting en uitvoer gelyk aan invoer. Deur daarna te kyk kan ons baie leer van wat met rentekoerse en die wisselkoers gaan gebeur.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Jenwil finansiële adviesdiens en die NWU Sakeskool.

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In Macroeconomics there are three important identities that characterise the economy in equilibrium. According to this view, investment should equal savings, government spending equal taxes and exports equal imports. With this starting point, we can learn a lot about what will happen to interest rates and the exchange rate.

This episode is supported by Jenwil financial advisory service and the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Wat het ʼn slegter impak op die ekonomie as beurtkrag? Beurtkrag en Amerikaanse sankies.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

What has a worse impact on the economy than loadshedding? Loadshedding and American sanctions.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

The rand-dollar exchange rate has weakened sharply over the past two days and we are all wondering what is going on. There was no single trigger such as a bad indicator or statement by a Minister that caused this, but there is a large amount of straw on this camel's back.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die rand-dollar wisselkoers het die afgelope twee dae skerp verswak en ons almal wonder wat gaan aan. Daar was nie ʼn enkele sneller soos ʼn slegte aanwyser of uitspraak deur ʼn Minister wat dit veroorsaak het nie, maar daar is ʼn groot hoeveelheid strooi op hierdie kameel se rug.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

It is not a big surprise, but government finances look worse than what the Minister of Finance presented in the Budget speech. This is going to worry credit rating agencies and investors.

This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Dit is nie ʼn groot verrassing nie, maar die staatsfinansies lyk klaar slegter as wat die Minister van Finansies in die Begrotingsrede voorgehou het. Dit gaan kredietgraderingsagentskappe en beleggers bekommerd maak.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Statistics South Africa's figure which says that more than 2 million households suffered from hunger in 2021 is in the media again this week. One immediately feels that we must do something, but what are possible solutions to this problem? The experience during the Covid pandemic showed that transfer payments help, but does this mean that the government should just pay a bigger grant? What role can small-scale farmers or household vegetable gardens play?

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Statistieke Suid-Afrika se syfer wat sê dat meer as 2 miljoen huishoudings in 2021 honger gely het is hierdie week weer in die media. Mens voel dadelik ons moet iets doen, maar watter oplossings is daar vir hierdie probleem? Die ervaring tydens die Covid-pandemie het gewys dat oordragbetalings help, maar beteken dit dat die regering net groter toelae moet betaal? Watter rol kan kleinskaalse boere of huisehoudings se groentetuine speel?

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.