'Profiling' use will expand beyond human personalities

People and firms' data will be increasingly regulated and matched with organisations able to use it

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Poor South African growth raises Ramaphosa's challenge

The economy has suffered its largest quarterly contraction since 2009

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Controversies persist around the functions of the Constitutional Tribunal but the reform process will not be a priority

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Core inflation rose at the fastest pace since 2008 in May, making another rate hike likely at the meeting on June 7

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Policy and trade trends, and geopolitical risks are diverging across the world

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Elevated energy prices have brought headline euro-area inflation near the 2% target, but core prices are far more modest

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The economy is benefiting from strong global momentum and earlier franc weakness

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Psychology uses statistics to assess personalities, but political profiling is widening the use of 'psychometrics'

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Payroll tax cuts and lower unemployment are bolstering consumer confidence and demand

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Consumer price inflation eased to the slowest pace in more than a year in April

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