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Shireen Darmalingam

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Macroeconomic Analyst
South Africa

Shireen Darmalingam is a Macroeconomics Analyst at Standard Bank Research. Her thematic research and insight provides valuable views on South African economic affairs. Shireen graduated from the University of Cape Town with an Honours degree in Business Science. She is currently enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand for a Masters degree in Commerce with an economics major. Shireen joined Standard Bank in 2001.

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The SA Daily – Repo seems set for hold

by Shireen Darmalingam Fri Sep 13 08:19:28 SAST 2019

Statistics South Africa will release August CPI next week. Bloomberg consensus is for a slight rise in consumer prices to 4.3% y/y, from 4.0% y/y in July. We forecast 4.2% …

The SA Daily – Rand is valued on par

by Shireen Darmalingam Thu Sep 12 08:18:07 SAST 2019

The rand has raced into firmer ground over the last two weeks. Though it had touched R15.49/$ by end August, it has since reclaimed 5.5%; and, it has gained 2.1% …

The SA Daily – July mining up mildly

by Shireen Darmalingam Wed Sep 11 08:24:00 SAST 2019

Statistics South Africa will release July mining production data tomorrow. Bloomberg consensus expects a mild improvement of 1.0% y/y, after output growth had declined by 4.2% y/y in June and …

The SA Daily – GFCF calls for confidence

by Shireen Darmalingam Tue Sep 10 08:06:58 SAST 2019

The Bureau of Economic Research business confidence index is due out tomorrow. Bloomberg consensus foresees an unchanged outcome of 28 pts for Q3:19, following 28 pts in Q2:19. At 28 …

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The SA Daily – Repo seems set for hold

The SA Daily – Rand is valued on par

The SA Daily – July mining up mildly

The SA Daily – GFCF calls for confidence