South Africa News, Economy & Financial Markets
MacroVar analyzes in real-time economic, financial and geopolitical developments for South Africa's economy and financial markets by monitoring financial, economic data and real-time news. To help you forecast and analyze economic and financial developments, our team provides you with free explanation of the theory and structure of our models and access to financial and economic data.
South Africa Markets Overview
Overview presents a real-time snapshot of financial and economic developments in South Africa. The South African stock market, bonds, currency and credit market dynamics are analyzed along with Mexico macroeconomic dynamics.
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE Top 40 (JTOPI) | 66131.9 | 0.8 | |
| South African Rand US Dollar (ZAR/USD) | 18.67 | -0.2 | |
| South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield | 10.68 | -0.5 | |
| South Africa 2-Year Bond Yield | 7.58 | 0 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 50.9 | 6 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE Top 40 (JTOPI) | 66131.9 | 0.8 | |
| iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | 38.8 | 3.3 | |
| South African Rand US Dollar (ZAR/USD) | 18.67 | -0.2 | |
| South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield | 10.68 | -0.5 | |
| SOUTH AFRICAN RAND 1M FX | 0 | 0 | |
| South Africa 2-Year Bond Yield | 7.58 | 0 | |
| South Africa Yield Curve | 2.58 | -1.3 | |
| South Africa 5-Year Bond Yield | 0 | 0 | |
| South Africa 2s5s | 0.96 | -8.1 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| business confidence | 31 | -6 | |
| car registrations | 27606 | -5 | |
| composite pmi | 49 | -2 | |
| consumer confidence | -17 | 6 | |
| gdp growth annual | -0.7 | -147 | |
| housing index | 111.7 | 0 | |
| industrial production | 2.1 | -151 | |
| inflation cpi | 5.9 | 9 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 50.9 | 6 | |
| retail sales annual | -0.9 | -61 | |
| unemployment rate | 31.9 | -2 |
South Africa Real-Time News
Newsflow
| Time | Headlines | See All News >> |
|---|
South Africa Economic Calendar
Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the South Africa economy.
| Time | Imp | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|
South Africa Financial Markets
MacroVar analytics monitors the following South Africa financial markets. MacroVar models monitor a vast of financial and macroeconomic factors affecting each financial market. Click on a specific financial market to get detailed analysis.
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE Top 40 | JTOPI | 69134.6 | 0.5 | -0.25 | -0.28044 | 57.694 | -0.01107 | -0.00632 | 0.05339 | 0.03345 |
| South Africa ETF | EZA | 37.84 | 0 | -1 | -1.18765 | 50.766 | 0.01204 | 0.02826 | 0.04675 | -0.00395 |
| South African Rand US Dollar (ZAR/USD) | ZARUSD | 18.4194 | -1 | -0.25 | -0.25065 | 34.5945 | -0.00443 | -0.02862 | -0.05604 | 0.06384 |
| South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield | ZA.10Y | 10.365 | -1 | -0.25 | -0.01899 | 34.1718 | -0.01893 | -0.03131 | -0.05816 | -0.04117 |
| South Africa 5-Year Bond Yield | ZA.5Y | 8.875 | -1 | 0 | 0.06589 | 41.2688 | -0.00169 | -0.00616 | -0.02899 | -0.02042 |
| South Africa 2-Year Bond Yield | SA.2Y | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa Yield Curve | SA.YC | 2.58 | 0.5 | -0.75 | -1.24114 | 59.2958 | -0.01338 | 0.1754 | 0.22565 | -0.34435 |
| South Africa Credit Default Swaps | CDS.South-Africa | 208 | -1 | -1 | -2.33045 | 29.8536 | 0.01217 | -0.02804 | -0.15102 | -0.2 |
South Africa Macroeconomic Indicators
MacroVar analytics monitors the following South Africa's economic indicators. Click on a specific macroeconomic indicator to get detailed analysis.
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | Percentile | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | za.balanceoftrade | 14042.9 | -9688.27 | -245 | 52 | UP | UP | 75 | 2024-03-31 |
| bank lending rate | za.banks.lendingrate | 11.75 | 11.75 | 0 | 21 | UP | UP | 76 | 2023-07-31 |
| banks balance sheet | za.banks.bs | 7630090 | 7600600 | 0 | 3 | UP | UP | 20 | 2024-02-29 |
| business confidence | za.bizconfidence | 30 | 31 | -3 | -14 | Down | Down | 40 | 2024-03-31 |
| capacity utilization | za.caputilization | 78.7 | 78 | 1 | 1 | UP | UP | 77 | 2023-12-31 |
| car registrations | za.carregistrations | 26577 | 28883 | -8 | -16 | Down | Down | 20 | 2024-03-31 |
| central bank balance sheet | za.cb.assets | 1238950 | 1241050 | -0 | 7 | UP | UP | 37 | 2024-03-31 |
| composite pmi | za.comppmi | 48.4 | 50.8 | -5 | -2 | Down | Down | 39 | 2024-02-29 |
| consumer confidence | za.consconfidence | -15 | -17 | -12 | 67 | UP | Down | 86 | 2024-03-31 |
| consumer price index cpi | za.cpi | 114.8 | 113.9 | 1 | 6 | UP | UP | 78 | 2024-02-29 |
| core inflation rate | za.coreinflationrate | 4.9 | 5 | -2 | -6 | UP | Down | 43 | 2024-03-31 |
| current account | za.currentaccount | -165528 | -34400 | 381 | -156 | Down | Down | 18 | 2024-06-30 |
| current account to gdp | za.currentaccountgdp | -1.6 | -0.5 | 220 | -69 | UP | UP | 0 | 2024-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | za.depositrate | 6.74 | 6.43 | 5 | 42 | UP | UP | 90 | 2023-05-31 |
| exports | za.exports | 181261 | 173425 | 5 | 4 | UP | UP | 28 | 2023-08-31 |
| external debt | za.externaldebt | 158081 | 156096 | 1 | -7 | Down | Down | 11 | 2023-12-31 |
| fiscal expenditure | za.fiscalexp | 166347 | 179204 | -7 | 0 | Down | UP | 24 | 2024-02-29 |
| foreign direct investment | za.fdi | 16185 | 26014 | -38 | 1 | Down | UP | 57 | 2023-12-31 |
| foreign exchange reserves | za.fxreserves | 62323 | 61653 | 1 | 1 | UP | UP | 26 | 2024-03-31 |
| gdp | za.gdp | 405.87 | 419.02 | -3 | 8 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Real GDP | za.realgdp | 4631220 | 4626740 | 0 | 5 | UP | UP | 44 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth | za.gdpgrowth | 0.1 | -0.2 | -150 | -96 | Down | Down | 45 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth annual | za.gdpgrowthan | 1.2 | -0.7 | -271 | -134 | Down | UP | 23 | 2023-12-31 |
| gold reserves | za.goldres | 125.41 | 125.41 | 0 | 0 | UP | UP | 42 | 2021-06-30 |
| government budget | za.govbudget | -4.9 | -4.2 | 17 | 4 | UP | Down | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| Government budget | za.govbudgetvalue | 20783.8 | -54662.4 | -138 | -131 | UP | UP | 16 | 2024-04-30 |
| government debt | za.govdebt | 73810 | 70437 | 5 | -6 | Down | Down | 9 | 2023-12-31 |
| government debt to gdp | za.govdebtgdp | 72.2 | 72.8 | -1 | 89 | UP | UP | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| government revenues | za.govrev | 187131 | 116787 | 60 | 6 | UP | UP | 47 | 2024-02-29 |
| housing index | za.housingindex | 112.4 | 111.9 | 0 | -78 | Down | Down | 5 | 2017-03-31 |
| imports | za.imports | 167982 | 157981 | 6 | 0 | UP | Down | 27 | 2023-08-31 |
| industrial production | za.indproduction | 4.1 | 2.9 | 41 | -175 | UP | UP | 40 | 2024-02-29 |
| industrial production mom | za.indproductionmm | -0.3 | 0.4 | -175 | -82 | Down | UP | 52 | 2024-02-29 |
| inflation cpi | za.inflationcpi | 5.3 | 5.6 | -5 | -25 | Down | Down | 27 | 2024-03-31 |
| interbank rate | za.interbankrate | 8.41 | 8.41 | 0 | 0 | Down | Down | 48 | 2023-08-15 |
| interest rate | za.interestrate | 8.25 | 8.25 | 0 | 50 | UP | UP | 80 | 2023-07-20 |
| loans to private sector | za.loanprivate | 4634090 | 4604050 | 1 | 3 | UP | UP | 21 | 2024-02-29 |
| Manufacturing PMI | za.manpmi | 49.2 | 51.7 | -5 | 2 | UP | UP | 57 | 2024-03-31 |
| money supply m0 | za.msm0 | 376845 | 397321 | -5 | 4 | Down | UP | 21 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m1 | za.msm1 | 2617880 | 2622400 | -0 | 4 | UP | UP | 8 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m2 | za.msm2 | 4202480 | 4196730 | 0 | 6 | UP | UP | 35 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m3 | za.msm3 | 5152800 | 5112490 | 1 | 6 | UP | UP | 28 | 2024-03-31 |
| Producer Price Index | za.producerprices | 101.7 | 100.6 | 1 | -20 | Down | Down | 6 | 2024-03-31 |
| PPI Index | za.producerpricesch | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2 | -57 | Down | Down | 26 | 2024-03-31 |
| retail sales MoM | za.retailsales | 0.4 | -3.2 | -112 | -180 | UP | UP | 0 | 2024-02-29 |
| retail sales | za.retailsalesan | -0.8 | -2 | -60 | 14 | UP | Down | 88 | 2024-02-29 |
| total vehicle sales | za.vehiclesales | 44235 | 44732 | -1 | 19 | Down | UP | 88 | 2024-04-30 |
| unemployment rate | za.unemploymentrate | 32.1 | 31.9 | 1 | -1 | Down | Down | 13 | 2023-12-31 |
| youth unemployment rate | za.ytunemploymentrate | 59.4 | 58 | 2 | -6 | Down | Down | 0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Lending Rate | za.lendingrate | 11.75 | 11.75 | 0 | 31 | UP | UP | 83 | 2023-07-31 |