Reserve Bank lifts repo rate 25 basis points to 4% as inflation remains a worry

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The monetary policy committee warned that higher food, fuel and energy prices will keep inflation at elevated levels

The SA Reserve Bank raised interest rates for a second consecutive meeting as it moves to normalise policy from historical lows in a context in which a spike in inflation is prompting counterparts in developed markets to do the same.

Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that food price inflation had come in higher than expected of late. The bank’s decision came a day after the US Federal Reserve provided the clearest indication yet that it was ready to hike interest rates, but stopped short of indicating how aggressive its tightening would be.

 

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