Government Bonds The South African government also offers debt instruments to commercial investors. The maturity period that makes the difference between “short-term” and “long-term” is one year. Treasury Bills Treasury bills offer no interest. They are sold at a discount and redeemed at full...
The SARB has already cut rates by 300 basis points this year in response to a collapse in inflation and weak economic projections linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government bonds were also a touch weaker early on Thursday, with the yield on the 2030 bond rising 3 basis points to 9.32...
According to Germany's Africa Policy Research Institute, in recent years, sovereign credit ratings of the Big Three for African countries have been "more frequent, unsolicited and deteriorating." As a result of low ratings, African governments are forced to pay more interest on their debt, leadin...
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Given the inherent operational structure of banks, which involves short-term borrowing and long-term lending (Bednar and Elamin 2014), knowing the impact of rising interest rates on risk-taking behavior for South African banks is of concern considering the surge in government securities holdings by...
The theory assumes that when the interest rates increase, the exchange rates will appreciate. Even Engel and West (2005) were not able to find evidence to show that the monetary model can explain the exchange rate behaviour in the long run. Ziramba (2007) used South African data from 1970...
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As interest rates rise, the value of certain income investments is likely to decline. Investments in debt instruments may be affected by changes in the creditworthiness of the issuer and are subject to the risk of non-payment of principal and interest. The value of income securities also may ...
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