[TOP STORY] Navigating interest rates amid inflation and US political pressures

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'I think the main character in this whole drama is probably Trump himself, because it is a historically unprecedented degree of public interference in the functioning of the central bank’ – Izak Odendaal Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist.
25 Sep 2025 3AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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