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The Economy by Strictly Business

An in-depth look at just-released economic data from South Africa and the world, with an array of top economists
Daily English South Africa Business · Business News
325 Episodes
280 – 300

The Economy with Ian Cruickshanks

The brilliant Ian Cruickshanks ponders the economy versus the stock market. And mourns the loss of an old hell-raising friend.
16 Apr 2019 11AM 10 min

The Economy with Brian Kantor

An in-depth look at just-released economic data from South Africa and the world, with an array of top economists
12 Apr 2019 7AM 22 min

The Economy with Liston Meintjes

The US economy created 196,000 new jobs last month. Good news, but what of it? What sort of jobs? And what are the implications for inflation, monetary policy and other weighty issues. Liston Meintjes describes them as only he can on a Friday afternoon. Brilliant analysis.
5 Apr 2019 10AM 10 min

The Economy with Annabel Bishop

Annabel Bishop, Investec's chief economist reviews the year’s macroeconomic releases, comments on Moody’s and looks forward to South Africa’s prospects for the rest of the year.
4 Apr 2019 8AM 14 min

The Economy with Miyelani Maluleke

The JSE has started Q2 rather well, but the economy has ended Q1 badly as evidenced by the ABSA PMI for March. The bad news is imparted reluctantly by ABSA economist Miyelani Maluleke.
1 Apr 2019 7AM 8 min

The Economy with David Gracey

The Rand was reprieved on Friday as Moody’s rating agency abruptly cancelled a South Africa review. Our local currency therefore rallied. But what about the year so far? And more importantly the rest of the year? David Gracey, Head of Fixed Income and Currency Trading at Investec has the answers.
1 Apr 2019 4AM 11 min

The Economy with Nazmeera Moola

It’s quarter end and again South Africa’s economy has disappointed, with data releases at best dreary, at worst disturbing. Nazmeera Moola, joint-MD Investec Asset Management in Cape town reviews the first 3 months and of course, looks forward.
28 Mar 2019 3PM 9 min

The Economy with Annabel Bishop

The SARB has left local interest rates unchanged against a backdrop of low consumer price inflation but an uptick in producer inflation released today. Now the Pretoria based central bank has to think about rising fuel prices, the weakening Rand, the Turkish Lira and of course, Moody’s.
28 Mar 2019 10AM 5 min

The Economy with Ian Cruickshanks

Ian Cruickshanks isn’t a pessimist, he’s a realist that has been tracking the Leading Economic Indicator for a decade, and its predictive qualities are faultless. So be scared about what he’s about to say.
26 Mar 2019 11AM 7 min

The Economy with Siphamandla Mkhwanazi

SA’s quarterly jobs numbers are out, and there’s a tiny step (rather than a giant leap) in the right direction. But amidst the mild optimism there are warnings and a grim reality, as described by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, economist at FNB.
26 Mar 2019 10AM 7 min

The Economy with Dennis Dykes

The Economy: CPI. SA’s February inflation figure remains subdued. But have we bottomed? And where to next for interest rates?
20 Mar 2019 6AM 5 min

The Economy with George Glynos

Eskom informed but mostly insulted us this morning with its woeful media briefing. George Glynos of ETM Analytics isn’t buying it. Nor should you. Depressingly brilliant.
19 Mar 2019 1PM 18 min
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