DStv Channel 403 Friday, 13 December 2024

CPI to influence MPC interest rate decision

JOHANNESBURG - The inflation rate dropped to 4.6 percent in July, marking the softest easing we've seen in three years.

The key question now is whether we’ll see another decrease in August.

Those numbers will be released at 10 morning, and will inform the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision.

We get a forecast from independent economist Elize Kruger.

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