SARB cuts rates by 100 basis points in response to COVID-19, is it enough?

Posted in: Intellidex in the media on March 20, 2020


While a 100 basis-point interest rate cut is going to provide some support for the economy, that support is really going to be marginal, says Intellidex’s London-based head of capital markets research Peter Attard Montalto. Listen to the interview on CNBC

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