Ian Cruickshanks isn’t a pessimist, he’s a realist that has been tracking the Leading Economic Indicator for a decade, and its predictive qualities are faultless. So be scared about what he’s about to say.
SA’s quarterly jobs numbers are out, and there’s a tiny step (rather than a giant leap) in the right direction. But amidst the mild optimism there are warnings and a grim reality, as described by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, economist at FNB.
Eskom informed but mostly insulted us this morning with its woeful media briefing. George Glynos of ETM Analytics isn’t buying it. Nor should you. Depressingly brilliant.
Chris Holdsworth with more pre-Budget 2019 analysis
13 Feb 2019 6AM
8 min
292 – 312
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