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EMERGING MARKETS-Turkey’s Currency Hit All-Time Low; EM Stocks At 1-Month…
Emerging market currencies touched new highs on Friday but a rising dollar ahead of U.S. inflation data tempered…
Turkish Lira Falls To Record As Rising U.S. Yields Add To Woes
The Turkish currency sank to a record low, weighed down by rising U.S. yields and concern that monetary policy…
Dollar Edges Up Ahead Of Inflation Data; Yen Falls
The dollar strengthened further on Friday following its rise from more than four-month lows in recent sessions, as…
China’s Warnings Come In Thick And Fast To Curb Inflation, Yuan
China has dialed up its rhetoric about surging commodity prices and a strong currency with almost daily commentary…
World Bank Approves $700m Loan For Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a $700 million loan for the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply,…
Oil Rallies Above $67 As Demand Optimism Outweighs Iran Concerns
Oil extended gains from the highest close in more than two years as optimism over burgeoning U.S.-led…
ABCON: ‘Corporate Governance Compliance Key In BDCs’ Operations’
Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has urged Bureaux De Change (BDC) to carry out their…
Cathie Wood Sees Deflation Returning, Boosting Innovation Stocks And Bitcoin
Cathie Wood is going against the grain yet again — this time on inflation.
The founder and CEO of Ark…
Bank Of America Hikes Price Target For Nvidia To $750 After Earnings Beat
The latest earnings report from Nvidia should help the semiconductor giant’s stock continue its hot streak,…
France In Double-Dip Recession At Start Of 2021 After Revisions
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CBN Moves To Curb $580m Annual Cassava By-Product Imports
Despite being the world’s largest producer of cassava, Nigeria imports over $580 million worth of cassava…
Bitcoin Falls Back Below $40,000 As Cryptos Plunge Yet Again
Major cryptocurrencies plunged into the red on Friday morning as the crypto market continues its volatility since…
Illegal Oil Deals: FG Fails To Recover $69bn Loot In American Banks
An American assets recovery firm, Forensic Assets Investigation and Recovery Services LLC, has traced $69bn …
Pound Ticks Up On Bank Of England Policymaker’s Rates Rise Comment
The pound (GBPUSD=X) rose against the dollar on Thursday afternoon, after Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Gertjan…
China’s Yuan Rises To Strongest Since ‘16 Versus Basket Of Peers
The yuan’s rally gathered pace on Thursday, with the Chinese currency rising to its strongest level since March…
Govt Seeks Single-Digit Interest For MSMEs
The Minister of State, Industry Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum has called for single digit rate financing for…
Stock Market Extends Losses By N12 Billion
The stock market extended losses to three consecutive sessions yesterday, causing market capitalisation to…
Nigeria Needs $2b Monthly For Fiscal Sustainability As FG Builds Oil Reserves
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has stated that the country needs over $2 billion monthly revenue to…
Yuan Advances To New 3-Yr High As PBOC Yet To Show Discomfort With Recent Gains
China's yuan advanced further to a new three-year high against the dollar on Thursday, as investors increased their…
Dollar Firms As Traders Brace For U.S. Inflation Gauge
The dollar found support on Thursday from a sense that the Federal Reserve is slowly but surely edging towards a…
PSSP Capital Base Jacked Up To N250m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the minimum capital requirement for payment solutions service…
Cramer Says Investors Who Are Short GameStop And AMC Are Out Of Their Mind
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he’s not sure why any investors are still betting against GameStop and AMC…
Bitcoin Crash Opens Door To A Tax Loophole For Investors
Crypto investors may be shellshocked by a recent plunge in prices. But that sell-off has a silver lining: It…
Kiwi Dollar Holds Onto Gains After Surprise Rate Hike Projection; Dollar Steady
While the dollar was steady around 5-month lows in early London trading on Wednesday, the New Zealand dollar was up…
Nigeria To Earn N320 Billion From NNPC, Bonga PSC Deal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Bonga Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners, have…
How Apple’s 2015 Negotiations For Time Warner Bundling Deal Briefly Led To…
As AT&T and Discovery discussed putting together their content assets, they specifically structured a deal…
Discord CEO on reported Microsoft bid: ‘We did receive a lot of offers.’
It’s been reported that a $10 billion bid made by Microsoft for gaming platform Discord fell apart. Discord CEO…
Microsoft’s cloud boss says the company doesn’t want to compete with doctors
Thanks to its pending acquisition of Nuance Communications, Microsoft will soon have a suite of software tools that…
Amazon’s ad revenue is now twice as big as Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest…
The major growth in Amazon’s advertising unit means its revenue contribution is now 2.4 times as large as Snap, …
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says e-commerce is becoming more important for the company
Twitter CFO Ned Segal said Tuesday that e-commerce will be more important for the social media company as it…