The SARB has left local interest rates unchanged against a backdrop of low consumer price inflation but an uptick in producer inflation released today. Now the Pretoria based central bank has to think about rising fuel prices, the weakening Rand, the Turkish Lira and of course, Moody’s.

Ian Cruickshanks isn’t a pessimist, he’s a realist that has been tracking the Leading Economic Indicator for a decade, and its predictive qualities are faultless. So be scared about what he’s about to say.

SA’s quarterly jobs numbers are out, and there’s a tiny step (rather than a giant leap) in the right direction. But amidst the mild optimism there are warnings and a grim reality, as described by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, economist at FNB.

Magda Wierzycka, CEO of Sygnia, and crusader for a better South Africa bares all. Essential listening.

Tim Cohen, editor of Business Maverick sets the scene ahead of the May election.

Another eminent economist looks at the CPI data, and the anemic retail sales numbers.

The Economy: CPI. SA’s February inflation figure remains subdued. But have we bottomed? And where to next for interest rates?

Eskom informed but mostly insulted us this morning with its woeful media briefing. George Glynos of ETM Analytics isn’t buying it. Nor should you. Depressingly brilliant.

Ian Cruickshanks chief economist at the SAIRR talks Eskom and the economy. Feel the gloom.

Jeremy Gardiner, director Investec Asset Management goes around the world and then back home with his Global Review