All posts by Nic Haussamer
All posts by Nic Haussamer
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ArticlesA Tale of Two Downgrades
The last couple of weeks have been politically tumultuous in South Africa, following the firing...
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Rational Remarks
A (very) short primer on government bonds
Every year when they draw up their budgets, many governments expect to take in less...
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Budget Speech 2017: key points
Yesterday (22 February 2017), Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered the budget speech for the 2017/2018...
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So the Banks Colluded… Where Were the Regulators?
By now most people would have heard about the Competition Commission’s referral to the Competition...
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Economics
New minimum wage proposal: here’s what you need to know
Paul Sableman | Flickr | https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasa/13658216223 Following months of discussion, a proposal for a national...
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The Dying Light: Freedom of Speech is Fading Fast
In an Oxford Union debate entitled Freedom of Speech and the Right to Offend, Peter...
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Deutsche Bank’s downward slide: financial crisis 2.0 on the cards?
Yesterday, US-listed equity in Deutsche Bank hit all-time lows. Why is this important? Because Deutsche...
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy: SA Journalism’s Favour Towards Campus Protesters
Early yesterday morning I witnessed a peculiar sentiment expressed by a number of people: “the revolution...
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Prophets of doom: fear the deflationary spiral!
Let’s get one thing out of the way: as things currently stand, we are very...
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Political polls: here’s what you need to know
These are undoubtedly interesting times politically. Many of us followed the lead up to the...
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