Weaker-than-expected Q4 GDP data from South Africa underline the economy’s sluggish growth prospects. At the margin, we suspect that these data make it less likely that the Reserve Bank will follow up January’s 50bp interest rate hike with another rate rise this month, despite the deteriorating inflation outlook.
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