The fact that South Africa’s headline inflation was unchanged at 2.8% y/y in May, lends more evidence that the SARB should be unworried about underlying price pressures in the economy. Coming alongside a struggling economy, it adds even more impetus for officials to continue with their monetary easing cycle.
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