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SARB surprises markets with latest repo rate hold

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In this podcast, Stephen Backhouse, Head of Retail Strategy: Group Channels at STANLIB Asset Management, chats to Eulali Gouws, Head of Money Market, about the SA Reserve Bank’s surprising decision to keep repo rates on hold, despite higher inflation. Gouws explains the reasoning for the decision and how the STANLIB team positions the Money Market Fund to best respond to interest rate moves.

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26 Jul English South Africa Investing · Business News

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