| Consumer
Price Index (CPI) & Key Findings: April 2010
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[updated 01 June 2010]
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The headline CPI (for all urban areas) annual inflation rate in April 2010 was 4.8%.
This rate was 0.3 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate
of 5.1% in March 2010. On average, prices increased by 0.2% between March 2010
and April 2010.
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| Interest
Rates
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[updated 01 June 2010]
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Interest is the amount a borrower pays a
lender for the use of the funds borrowed. There are a wide range of
interest rates, including the various rates on deposits, the prime lending
rate of banks, rates on mortgage bonds (home loans), the repo rate of the
South African Reserve Bank, rates charged by micro-lenders and the rate on
government stock, to mention but a few.
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| Producer Price Index
(PPI) & Key Findings: April 2010
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[updated 01 June 2010]
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The annual percentage change in the PPI was +5.5% in April 2010 (i.e. the
PPI in April 2010 compared with April 2009). The Producer Price Index (PPI)
for domestic output shows an annual rate of change of +5.5% in April 2010 (i.e.
the PPI in April 2010 compared with April 2009). This rate is 1.8 percentage
points higher than the corresponding annual rate of +3.7% in March 2010.
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| Financial Markets
Directory – Review 2010 |
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Tax Newsflash – Budget 2010 Crystal clear
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Deloitte
BA 900 summary of SA banks - December 2009
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Ratings Afrika
Hedging strategies in South Africa
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Novare Investments
2009 – Coming Back from the Brink
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Obsidian Capital
The South African short term insurance industry
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Global Credit Ratings
JSE launches an XBRL financial reporting portal
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JSE Limited
An overview of the JSE’s Currency Derivatives Contracts
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JSE Limited
The evolution of an asset class
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JSE Limited
Behind the screens with the JSE’s Equity Derivatives Division
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JSE Limited
Introducing the JSE’s Interest Rate Division’s Derivatives
Products –
JSE Limited
Key Performance Indicators for the 12 months ended Feb 2010
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Jason Mattes
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Interest Rate Change Dates (Prime and Repo)
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