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[TOP STORY] Diesel surge threatens inflation, interest rates and consumer spending

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‘We know that the Sarb increased interest rates in September. If this were to continue, another hike wouldn't be out of the question,’ says Tracey-Lee Solomon, economist at the Bureau for Economic Research.

5 Oct 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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