South Africa enters 2026 on a cautiously constructive trajectory. Headline inflation moderated to 3.6% in December, enabling the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to maintain its policy rate at 6.75% at its late-January meeting. This calibrated stance underscores rising institutional credibility around the SARB’s revised 3% inflation target, lowered from the previous 4.5% midpoint, and […]
Emerging market currencies have experienced a particularly strong two-month period, appreciating significantly against the U.S. dollar. Since 5 November—marking the recent relative peak of the greenback against several major currencies—the euro has strengthened by 3.84% versus the USD. However, higher-beta currencies such as the South African rand (ZAR) and the Mexican peso (MXN) have outperformed […]
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