Central Bank Watch
A Sixth South African Central Bank Interest Rate Cut
November 20, 2025
Based on their improved inflation outlook, policymakers at the South African Reserve Bank unanimously decided to cut their repo rate by a further 25 basis points to 6.75% and bringing the cumulative drop since September 2024 to 150 basis points. “Because of downside surprises [in recent inflation data results], together with a stronger rand, and […] More
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Reacting to Nvidia’s Sales Leap while Awaiting U.S. Employment Situation Report and Japanese Fiscal Stimulus
November 20, 2025
News of a 62% year-on-year leap in Nvidia sales ignited a solid rebound in U.S. equities. At 08:00 in pre-open futures trading, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were showing rebounds of 1.7% and 1.2%. Investors are also awaiting the belated September jobs data to be released in 30 minutes but also seven weeks after such […] More
