Magnus Heystek: ‘Sunshine economists’ do us all a disservice
How can South Africans possibly be in a much better position than four years ago – yet this is what many SA economists proclaim?
How can South Africans possibly be in a much better position than four years ago – yet this is what many SA economists proclaim?
South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago kept the repo rate steady at 6.75%. Despite 17 of 21 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expecting a cut.
Flags are flying at half mast in economic circles this morning as the news of Cees Bruggemans passing filters through. Bruggemans, the media’s go-to economist for many years, passed away earlier after a battle with cancer.
Economist John Maynard takes a look at what Taylor’s Rule states South Africa’s interest rates should currently be at.
This is the second time Luke Doig has won the Thomson Reuters South Africa Economist of the Year, after clinching it in 2011.