South African banking customers have been paying a prime rate of the repo rate plus 3.5% since 2001. Is it time for a change?

Explore how the prime rate influences consumer loans like mortgages, versus the repo rate's role in managing the money supply and short-term lending among banks.

Economists anticipate the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce more money into the financial system. With inflation ...

The 350 basis point gap between the repo or monetary policy rate and the prime rate has been fixed since 2001. Lenders use it ...

Though its stock price is down about 74% from all-time highs, its underlying business is growing at double-digit rates.

The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when ...

SA is expected to experience further interest rate relief in 2026 as inflation continues to ease and economic growth remains ...

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The Reserve Bank is looking to review the prime lending rate used to determine home loans and other debt in South Africa, but ...

Explore whether Bank of Maharashtra's stock, trading at a discount, is a viable investment option for long-term growth.

Since February, 2025, the MPC has reduced the repo rate by 125 bps to aid growth, with a 25 bps cut each in February and ...

PDO ETF/fund outlook: 14.4% return, leverage costs falling, MBS spreads tightening, and Fed cuts ahead. Read the full ...