Hugo Pienaar
Hugo Pienaar
announced annual consumer demand expected fairly further given healthy relief remain tax
Consumer demand is expected to remain fairly healthy in 2006, especially given the further tax relief announced in the annual budget.
below coming current prices rain remains safe
I think it's safe to say that if the rain remains below average, then we won't see prices coming down much below current levels.
aggregate december dispel doubts interest likely monetary numbers rates week
If ever there were any doubts that the (Bank) would this week do anything other than keep interest rates on hold, the December monetary aggregate numbers are likely to dispel the doubts.
fuel highs last local oil prices reached record
International oil prices reached new record highs last week, which do not bode well for local fuel costs.
confidence decline drove inflation overall
There was some deterioration in inflation expectations, which probably drove overall confidence lower, but the decline is so small, it is not that significant.