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Third interest rate pause beckons

By Prieur du Plessis, on August 6th, 2008 posted in: South Africa

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By Cees Bruggemans

After pausing twice before during its two-year tightening mode, in 1Q 2007 and 1Q 2008, chances are excellent the SARB may pause for a third time in 3Q 2008.

The reasons would be as before.

Given what we know today, and don’t know about the future, [...]

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