Die ekonomie minuut

The business news is full of reports about struggling consumers suffering. Food prices remain high, fuel prices have recently risen again and everyone is feeling the pinch of increased interest rates. How concerned should we be? This episode is supported by Jenwil Bluestar financial advisory services and the NWU Business School . * Errors and omissions remain my own. Note: The Business School is h...

Die sakenuus is vol berigte oor verbruikers wat swaar kry. Voedselpryse bly hoog, brandstofpryse het onlangs weer gestyg en rentekoerse knyp. Hoe bekommerd moet ons wees? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Jenwil Bluestar finansiële adviesdiens en die NWU Sakeskool . *Foute en weglatings bly my eie. Nota: Die Sakeskool bied hierdie Vrydag 'n aanlyn Pitso aan oor die Staatsrede. Die titel is When...

The American inflation rate and the unemployment rate will have an important influence on the South African economy this year, and the initial news is not promising. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School . * Errors and omissions remain my own.

Die Amerikaanse inflasiekoers en werkloosheidskoers gaan hierdie jaar ʼn belangrike invloed hê op die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie, en die aanvanklike nuus klink nie goed nie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool .

Wat in die makro-ekonomie gebeur het direk en indirek ʼn invloed op landbouprodusente se kostes en die pryse van produkte. Die ekonomiese nuus is die agtergrond waarteen jy elke dag besluite neem. Hierdie week se ekonomiese nuus is oorheers deur groei vooruitskattings vir 2023 en die impak van beurtkrag. Daar was ook ʼn paar belangrike aanwysers van hoe dit met verbruikers en vervaardigers gaan. Hie...

What happens in the macro-economy has a direct and indirect influence on costs and the prices facing producers. The economic news is the background against which you have to make decisions every day. This week's economic news was dominated by growth forecasts for 2023 and the impact of load shedding. There were also some important indicators of how consumers and manufacturers are doing. This is th...

Daar word elke dag iets gesê oor die impak van beurtkrag op die ekonomie, maar as ekonome groeivooruitskattings maak, wat is hulle aannames oor beurtkrag? Die episode word ondersteun deur Jenwil Bluestar finansiële adviesdiens en die NWU Sakeskool . * Foute en tekortkominge bly my eie.

Almost every day the news says something about the impact of load shedding on the economy, but when economists make growth forecasts, what are their assumptions about load shedding? The episode is supported by Jenwil Bluestar financial advisory services and the NWU Business School . * Errors and omissions remain my own.

Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese groeivooruitsigte afhang van wat in die wêreldekonomie gebeur. Hierdie episode gaan oor die IMF se ekonomiese groei vooruitskatting en wat dit vir Suid-Afrika beteken. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool en Predictive Insights . *Foute en tekortkominge bly my eie.

South Africa's economic growth prospects depend on what happens in the global economy. This episode is about the IMF’s World Economic Outlook and what it means for South Africa. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School and Predictive Insights . * Errors and omissions remain my own. 

This week, a number of important forecasts and indicators will be published that economists are keeping a close eye on. These include the IMF's forecasts for the world economy and December's credit extension figures and trade balance as well as January's ABSA purchasing managers' index and Naamsa's vehicle sales data. All this gives clues about the outlook for the year. * The Economics Minute is s...

Hierdie week word ʼn aantal belangrike vooruitskattings en aanwysers bekend gemaak wat fyn dopgehou word deur ekonome. Dit sluit in die IMF se vooruitskattings vir die wêreldekonomie en Desembermaand se kredietverleningsyfers en handelsbalans en Januariemaand se ABSA aankopebestuurdersindeks en Naamsa se voertuigverkope data. Dit alles gee leidrade oor die vooruitsigte vir die jaar. * Die NWU Sakes...

Along with last week's repo rate decision, the Reserve Bank adjusted its growth forecast for 2023 downwards. They expect the economy to grow by only 0.3% this year. If it sounds pessimistic, you have to think about which drivers of growth you are keeping your fingers crossed for. * The Economics Minute podcast is supported by the NWU Business School.

Saam met verlede week se repokoersbesluit het die Reserwebank hulle groeivooruitskatting vir 2023 afwaarts aangepas. Hulle verwag dat die ekonomie hierdie jaar met net 0,3% gaan groei. As dit dalk pessimisties klink moet mens dink vir watter drywers van groei jy duim vashou. * Die NWU Sakeskool ondersteun Die Ekonomie Minuut potgooi.

The Reserve Bank increased the repo rate by 25 basis points yesterday. In other words, 0.25 of a percentage point. This means that you will have a slightly larger instalment on your debt. There will be comments today saying that the Reserve Bank has an unhealthy obsession with the inflation target band of 3 to 6%, that inflation is falling, that economic growth has already been knocked flat and no...

Die Reserwebank het gister die repokoers met 25 basispunte verhoog. Met ander woorde, 0,25 van ‘n persentasiepunt. Dit beteken dat jy ʼn bietjie groter paaiement gaan hê op jou skuld. Daar gaan vandag kommentaar wees wat sê dat die Reserwebank ʼn ongesonde obsessie het met die mikpunt van ʼn inflasiekoers tussen 3 en 6%, dat inflasie besig is om te daal, dat ekonomiese groei klaar plat geslaan is en...

Economists agree that the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will raise the repo rate again later this afternoon. However, there is reasonable uncertainty as to whether it will be a 25 basis point or 50 basis point increase. Here are the reasons why. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ekonome is dit eens dat die Reserwebank se Monetêre beleidskomitee later vanmiddag die repokoers weer gaan verhoog. Daar is egter redelike onsekerheid oor of dit ʼn 25 basispunte of 50 basispunte verhoging gaan wees. Hier is die redes hoekom. * Die NWU Sakeskool ondersteun Die Ekonomie Minuut.

With the prospect of at least two more years of load shedding, the pressure it is putting on small businesses is in the news. The National Chamber of Small Business has called for generators and diesel to be subsidised. Is this the best way?

Met die vooruitsig van ten minste nog twee jaar van beurtkrag is die druk wat dit op kleinsake-ondernemings plaas in die nuus. Die Nasionale Kleinsake Kamer het ʼn beroep gedoen dat kragopwekkers en diesel gesubsidieer moet word. Is dit die beste manier?

Ons weet dat beurtkrag die hele ekonomie swaar tref, maar die laaste paar dae was die fokus op die landbou-sektor. Besproeiingsboere in die Noord-Kaap het ʼn beroep op die President gedoen om ʼn noodtoestand te verklaar en hoenderboere het gevra vir ʼn BTW nulkoers op hoenderprodukte. Die van ons wat nie in die bedryf is nie wonder dalk hoekom sulke stappe nodig geag word.

We know that load-shedding affects the entire economy, but the focus in the last few days has been on the agricultural sector. Irrigation farmers in the Northern Cape appealed to the President to declare a state of emergency and chicken farmers asked for a VAT zero rate on poultry products. Those of us who are not in the industry may wonder why such steps are deemed necessary.

Almal praat oor beurtkrag en met gister se nuus dat dit ten minste nog twee jaar gaan duur, het ek gedink om ook iets daaroor te sê. In eenvoudige terme is die vraag na elektrisiteit groter as die aanbod en in Ekonomie-1 beteken dit die prys moet styg. As die mark werk sal die aanbod stadig toeneem en prys stabiliseer. Ons kan lank praat oor wat die oorsake van die toestand is, en wat die beste op...

Everyone is talking about loadshedding and after yesterday's news that it will last at least another two years, I thought I'd say something about it too. In simple terms, the demand for electricity is greater than the supply and in Economics-1 this means the price must increase. If the market is working, supply will slowly increase and price will stabilize. We can go on about what are the causes o...

Economists like to talk about the economy as if we know what is happening now, but frequently indicators are available with a lag and the commentary is much like driving a car while looking in the rearview mirror. This week's indicators were mining production in November, retail sales figures in November, December's inflation rate and the third quarter of last year's household resilience index.