Johannesburg — THE JSE's all share index scaled yet another record peak yesterday, as the local equity market received a boost from a weaker rand and strong metals prices.
This comes despite expectations that interest rates will climb even higher in the remainder of the year, as the Reserve Bank attempts to slow consumption expenditure and contain inflation.
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