South Africa Consumer Prices (May.)

South Africa’s headline inflation rate was unchanged at 5.2% y/y in May and, while still some way off the 4.5% mid-point of the SARB’s target range, the formation of a government of national unity (GNU) will ease the SARB’s fiscal concerns and could bring rate cuts on to the table before year-end.

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