Business Day Spotlight

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the risk of inflation ahead of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB)’s upcoming monetary policy decision. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec to discuss the issues. The discussion focuses on the recent interest rate decision by the US Federal reserve; the effect of such a policy stance on other central banks; looking at the options that the SARB has when making its own decision; the Rand as a commodity and emerging market currency; the importance of credit ratings in a post-pandemic world; sentiment in SA’s household sector; and an outlook for SA’s economy for the rest of the year.