South Africa’s hard activity data for September point to output continuing to rebound in the sectors hardest hit by violent unrest in July. But the economy probably still contracted over Q3 as a whole, and we think that the Reserve Bank will keep the benchmark interest rate on hold this week to support the stumbling recovery and normalise monetary policy more slowly than most expect over 2022-23.
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