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A sustained rise in Brent crude towards $120 ((R1944) a barrel could raise fuel prices, inflation and interest-rate pressure in South Africa, while economists differ on whether it would trigger a global recession.
BRENTCRUDE

Oil shock looms: $120-a-barrel forecast sparks stagflation fears for South Africa

Could a sustained rise in Brent crude towards $120 a barrel trigger a global recession?

  • Yogashen Pillay
5 min read
Wits Study Puts the Limit on Government Spending and Economic Growth
GOVERNMENT

New Wits research puts the optimal government spending threshold at 11%–20%

A Wits study of 63 countries finds an inverted U-shaped relationship between government consumption and economic growth, with an estimated optimal range of 11% to 20%, depending…

  • Yogashen Pillay
4 min read