The SA Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday which is expected to bring further relief to SA’s battered economy, most of which is still under lockdown.
The SA Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday which is expected to bring further relief to SA’s battered economy, most of which is still under lockdown.BusinessLIVE reportsMarket expectations had been for a 50 basis point cut according to a Bloomberg survey of 20 economists.
This was the fourth meeting of the Bank’s monetary policy committee this year, after an emergency one was held in April, where the bank surprised the market with a 100bps cut as the economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold.Though estimates vary, the economy is expected to contract by anywhere between 5.4% and 16.7% in 2020.t forecast consumer inflation to average 3.4% for the year.
With households facing shrinking incomes or job losses, and fears that businesses will battle to survive continued weeks of little or no activity, calls have mounted for the government to hasten re-opening the economy.Prior to the announcement the rand was 0.6% firmer at R17.7961/$. Within a few minutes of the news it had firmed further to be 1.02% stronger at R17.7258/$.
The yield on the R2030 government bond was little changed at 8.98% before Kganyago spoke, and remained unchanged a few minutes after his speech. Bond yields move inversely to their prices.
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