Reserve Bank cranks up repo rate by 75 basis points
At 6.25%, the repo rate is back to pre-Covid levels.
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At 6.25%, the repo rate is back to pre-Covid levels.
Interest paid by the Top 40 companies dropped 30% in 2021. As interest rates start to rise, companies are starting to overhaul their balance sheets.
Amid COP26 in Glasgow, South Africans brace for a record rise in fuel prices.
MONEYWEB LIVESTREAM PGM prices are up on supply tightness and tighter environmental regulations. 12:46 Open: Open: Open: Image: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg A recovery in global auto sales and tightening emissions standards have driven rhodium prices to dizzying levels over the last month, propelling platinum to levels not seen in a decade. Last month autocatalyst manufacturer Johnson Matthey said the rhodium demand of roughly 1 million ounces a year was under-supplied by 84 000 ounces in 2020, and that shortfall will likely continue in 2021 as global vehicle sales are expected to record a...