A 10% increase will still be significant in the greater scheme of things. I think the used car market will also increase by the same number of percentage points, provided prices decrease in order to compete with new cars. |
Government will need to start thinking unconventionally about achieving its targets, or (it) may have to acknowledge that the targets are a bit ambitious. |
I don't think the strike is having too much impact on companies and the economy; companies can operate without security guards. |
The oil price is very volatile at present. Next month's increase will not help inflation, but it should not cause interest rates to rise. It is not an oil supply problem, but a question of the ability to refine. |
This is the third month in a row the price has dropped. The decrease will help a little bit with the after-Christmas blues. |
This means CPIX inflation will be below four percent by mid-year, raising the possibility of an interest-rate cut. |
This means the market is being driven by fundamentals, not speculation. |
To say what the monetary value is at this stage is impossible, but it is probably running into the millions. |
We know that with a lot of the strikes, if they last only a day or three, we can make up that lost production. If it lasts a week or longer we make up only some of that production. That's when it starts having economic consequences. |