South Africa Activity Data (Dec.) & Nigeria CPI (Jan.)

December’s hard activity figures out of South Africa point to a mild contraction in GDP in Q4 and indicate that weakness in the economy is spreading beyond industrial sectors. Elsewhere, the pick-up in inflation in Nigeria in January shortens the odds that the tightening cycle there will continue.

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