SARB, between a rock and recession

On the back of the 75-basis point repo rate hike, 10X Investments Chief Investment Officer Anton Eser talked to Michael Avery on Not The Daily News on Classic Business about the dilemma facing the South African Reserve Bank as it tries to tame inflation while staving off a recession.

Describing the latest decision as very balanced and very well-signalled to the market, Eser said the Reserve Bank was clearly trying to stick to the middle road of attempting to control inflation while remaining very aware of the impact of tightening.

Black Swan events and global recessionary headwinds aside, the various domestic risks are well-documented but, as Anton reminded listeners, nobody knows what is going to happen.

Still, looking at all the data available, a global recession looks very likely; the question now seems to be how deep and how long.

Listen to the podcast to hear these two experts look at the various variables.

The content herein is provided as general information. It is not intended as nor does it constitute financial, tax, legal, investment, or other advice. 10X Investments is an authorised FSP (number 28250).



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