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South Africa: inflation to breach target, but only temporarily

South African inflation is likely to rise above the Reserve Bank’s 3-6% target range in the near term, possibly as early as this month. Nevertheless, any spike should prove temporary, and inflation is likely to begin falling again by Q3.

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