South Africa finally begins tightening cycle

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) hiked its key interest rate from 5.75% to 6.00% today, judging that the threat of elevated inflation outweighed the risk of choking off already weak growth. The governor stressed that the tightening cycle will be gradual, and we expect that the Bank will raise rates by another 25bp before the end of the year.

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