South Africa pauses rate cuts as trade and budget risks overshadow low inflation

PRETORIA, March 20 (Reuters) – South Africa’s central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle on Thursday as risks stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war and the country’s deadlocked national budget overshadowed its...

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