Alister Bull
Federal Reserve Team Editor at Bloomberg News
Bloomberg editor in Johannesburg. Former @Reuters. Fisherman. @Arsenal fan. Dog lover. R/T not endorsements and all views my own
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Alister Bull
A vehicle manufacturing plant in Durban, South Africa. (Bloomberg) -- South African manufacturers turned more gloomy last month, blaming uncertainty fanned by global tariffs and domestic political strains. Absa Group Ltd.’s purchasing managers’ index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, fell to 44.7 in April — its sixth consecutive month in contractionary territory — compared with 48.7 in March. A number of sub-indexes also recorded declines.
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2 weeks ago |
financialpost.com | Moses Mozart Dzawu |Alister Bull
(Bloomberg) — African economic growth will be slower than forecast due to President Donald Trump’s trade war and his freeze on US aid, the International Monetary Fund said, as it pledged to support countries in need. “We are an institution that has been created to help countries deal with global shocks. That is exactly what we’re here for,” Abebe Selassie, director of the IMF’s Africa Department, said in an interview.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Moses Mozart Dzawu |Alister Bull
Abebe Selassie(Bloomberg) -- African economic growth will be slower than forecast due to President Donald Trump’s trade war and his freeze on US aid, the International Monetary Fund said, as it pledged to support countries in need. The Washington-based lender trimmed its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 3.8% in 2025 and 4.2% in 2026, a downward revision of 0.4 percentage point and 0.2 percentage point respectively, in its regional economic outlook released on Friday.
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4 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Alister Bull
Mcebisi Jonas(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s new envoy to the US glossed over remarks he made in the past about President Donald Trump and said relations between Pretoria and Washington are vital to the national interest. “It’s crucial,” former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas told 702 radio on Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
financialpost.com | S'thembile Cele |Ntando Thukwana |Alister Bull
US President Donald Trump’s trade war risks turning powerful influences that helped ease inflation over decades in the opposite direction. (Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump’s trade war risks turning powerful influences that helped ease inflation over decades in the opposite direction. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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