Die ekonomie minuut

Oor die afgelope tien jaar het Swart Vrydag-uitverkopings 'n instelling in Suid-Afrika geword. Mense gebruik dit om winskopies te koop en hulself te bederf met alledaagse luukshede. In 2023 het verkope egter teleurgestel, aangesien hoë inflasie en hoë rentekoerse verbruikers onder druk geplaas het. Hierdie jaar lyk die vooruitsigte beter. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomies...

The Monetary Policy Committee lowered the repo rate by just 25 basis points yesterday. Fortunately, the South African economy is like a Kalahari farmer who counts every 1 and 2 ml of rain in the meter. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die Monetêre Beleidskomitee het die repokoers toe met net 25 basispunte verlaag. Gelukkig is die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie soos ʼn Kalahari boer wat elke 1 en 2 ml reën in die meter tel. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Statistics South Africa yesterday released the consumer price inflation figure for October, which decreased to 2.8%. If ever there was a chance to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points, it is today.  This episode is supported by the NWU Business School. 

Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister Oktobermaand se verbruikersprys inflasiesyfer bekend gemaak en dit het afgeneem tot 2,8%. As daar ooit ʼn kans was om die repokoers met 50 basispunte te sny is dit vandag. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Analysts are in agreement that the Monetary Policy Committee will cut the repo rate by 25 basis points tomorrow. The expectation is two more 25 basis point reductions early next year, but after that things are uncertain. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ontleders is dit eens dat die Monetêre Beleidskomitee more die repokoers met 25 basispunte gaan verlaag. Die verwagting is nog twee 25 basispunte verminderings vroeg volgende jaar, maar daarna is dinge onseker. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

One of the reasons for S&P's positive outlook for South Africa's credit rating is that they think the Government of National Unity can implement reform that will increase economic growth. These are things like the creation of an electricity market and the implementation of the freight transport and logistics master plan. But when you read the newspaper, the process often sounds like two steps...

Een van die redes vir S&P se positiewe vooruitsig vir Suid-Afrika se kredietgradering is dat hulle dink die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid kan hervorming deurvoer wat ekonomie groei sal verhoog. Dit is dinge soos die skep van ʼn elektrisiteitsmark en implementering van die vragvervoer en logistiek meesterplan. Maar as mens die koerant lees klink die proses baie keer soos twee tree vorentoe en e...

On Friday, the credit rating agency S&P adjusted the outlook for South Africa's rating from stable to positive. It is not yet an upgrade, but a movement in that direction. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Die kredietgraderingsagentskap S&P het Vrydag die vooruitsig vir Suid-Afrika se gradering aangepas van stabiel na positief. Dit is nog nie ʼn opgradering nie, maar ʼn beweging in daardie rigting. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

If you have watched the markets in the last week, it is clear that the impact of the election of President Trump is still in the rand-dollar exchange rate and the JSE. The depreciation is about a stronger dollar and the question is what this means for our fuel price, inflation and interest rates. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

As jy die laaste week die markte dopgehou het is dit duidelik dat die impak van die verkiesing van President Trump nog in die rand-dollar wisselkoers en die JSE sit. Die depresiasie gaan oor ʼn sterker dollar en die vraag is wat dit beteken vir ons brandstofprys, inflasie- en rentekoerse. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Together with yesterday's labour force survey data, Statistics South Africa put the spotlight on the domestic workers. Approximately 1.1 million South Africans are employed in private households and of these 854 000 are domestic workers who clean, cook, and care for children or the elderly. This is a group that is particularly vulnerable to a downturn in the economy. This episode is supported by t...

Saam met gister se arbeidsmagopname data het Statistieke Suid-Afrika die kollig geplaas op die huiswerkers. Ongeveer 1,1 miljoen Suid-Afrikaners is in privaat huishoudings indiensgeneem en van hulle is 854 000 huiswerkers wat skoonmaak, kook, en kinders of bejaardes versorg. Dit is ʼn groep wat besonder kwesbaar is vir ʼn afswaai van die ekonomie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakesko...

Analysts hope the economy performed better in the third quarter, but we do not yet have a GDP growth figure available. Friend and foe alike were surprised by the decline in the unemployment rate. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ontleders hoop dat die ekonomie beter gevaar het in die derde kwartaal, maar ons het nog nie ʼn BBP groeisyfer beskikbaar nie. Vriend en vyand is verras deur die afname in die werkloosheidskoers. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The COP29 summit takes place this week and the main goal is to create a so-called  New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for financing the initiatives to address climate change. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die COP29 beraad vind hierdie week plaas en die groot doel is om ʼn sg. New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) te stel vir die finansiering van die stappe om klimaatsverandering aan te spreek. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

While everyone was still wondering last week how another Trump Presidency would affect the markets, China announced more measures to support their economy. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Terwyl almal verlede week nog gewonder het hoe nog ʼn Trump Presidentskap die markte gaan beïnvloed het Sjina nog maatreëls aangekondig om hulle ekonomie te ondersteun. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

Tussen die mini-begroting en Amerikaanse verkiesing voel dit of Suid-Afrikaners se optimisme dalk so bietjie stoom verloor het, maar vandag is daar goeie nuus dat die Amerikaanse Fed het hulle beleidskoers met 25 basispunte gesny het. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Between the mini-budget and the US election, it feels like South Africans' optimism may have lost a bit of steam, but today there is good news that the US Fed has cut their policy rate by 25 basis points. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Trump is President again, but don't let that get you down. The answer to the question about what his second round will mean for South Africa is simply: uncertainty. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Trump is toe weer President, maar moet nie dat dit jou bedruk maak nie. Die antwoord op die vraag oor wat sy tweede rondte vir Suid-Afrika gaan beteken is kortweg: onsekerheid. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.