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Can government turn unemployment around?
We’re faced with the highest rate of unemployment in South Africa for the past five years. But monetary policy alone can’t solve the problem.
Stanlib
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What another rate cut could mean for you
There is speculation that the Reserve Bank may consider another rate cut. But what would this mean for consumers?
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Jargon buster: Asset class
What is an asset class and what does it mean to invest in one?
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The pros and cons of credit growth
It’s perhaps not entirely surprising that credit growth has lagged and annual growth in credit demand has not risen above 2%.
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Inflation marches onward
Figures released this week will give the monetary policy committee a lot to talk about, writes
Maya Fisher-French.
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Well oiled to drop
The cure for the high oil price is the high oil price, writes Maya Fisher-French
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Massacre on Maude Street
The all-share index has been buoyed by resources, but there is no hiding the carnage.
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Stanlib: SA market prospects still positive for 2008
Investors may face a bumpy ride in the short term, but market prospects for later in 2008 look relatively positive, said unit trust company Stanlib on Wednesday. Stanlib forecasts a rise of 18% in the JSE all-share index over the next 12 months, assuming corporate earnings growth stays solid at 17%.
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Worry about debt, not the market
In the next year, mortgage borrowers could see R15-billion disappear into the black hole of interest payments. While headlines have been focused on market movements, it is really the interest-rate hikes that have a far bigger effect on the financial well-being of South Africans.
