
The South African Reserve Bank held its repo rate at 6.75% and said its model now shows only one more rate hike is needed before 2021, down from three in November. It lowered its 2019 inflation forecast to 4.8% from 5.5%, mainly because of lower oil prices and a less depreciated rand.
Less pressure for rate hikes weakens the rand, which raises local-currency costs for dollar-priced feed imports. The lower inflation outlook reflects the fall in oil prices, which affects energy costs for feed production.
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Tras 565 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -1,4 % en 5 sesiones (41% al alza; mitad central entre -5,9 % y +3,0 %), y -0,5 % en 20.
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