Last month’s rise in South African inflation, to 6.3% y/y, took the headline rate further above the Reserve Bank’s target range, and both we and the Bank expect it to edge higher over the rest of this year. Nonetheless, the weakness of the economy, coupled with the recent rise in the rand, means that interest rate hikes are off the table in the near term (including at tomorrow’s MPC meeting).
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