From the wires:
- SA Treasury lowers GDP growth projection for 2016 from 0.9% to 0.5%
- Producer inflation fell to 6.6% in September from 7.2% in August
- Business confidence improved in October after slumping to lowest level in three decades in September
- Despite this, total number of company liquidations increased by 15.4% in September compared with a year ago according to Stats SA
- Assets managed by the Unit Trust industry reached a record R2 trillion at the end of September.