EPISODE · Nov 7, 2022 · 2 MIN
What the US non-farm payroll data tells us about the repo rate
from Die ekonomie minuut · host Waldo Krugell
This year US economic indicators are important for the world economy and their economic growth rate and inflation rate directly affect us here in South Africa. The reason is that they have large and liquid financial markets and investors think that their interest rate on government bonds is the standard for a risk-free return. So when their interest rates go up the dollar strengthens and everyone else's interest rates have to go up too, to keep pace. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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This year US economic indicators are important for the world economy and their economic growth rate and inflation rate directly affect us here in South Africa. The reason is that they have large and liquid financial markets and investors think that their interest rate on government bonds is the standard for a risk-free return. So when their interest rates go up the dollar strengthens and everyone else's interest rates have to go up too, to keep pace. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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