South Africa Consumer Prices (Apr.)

Inflation in South Africa rose to 4.5% in April, and we expect that it will continue to rise over the coming months. Accelerating inflation will put pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates, and we expect a hike of 25bps within the coming months.

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