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Pound Hits 3-Week Low Vs Dollar As Risk Appetite Weakens
Britain’s pound hits its lowest level in three weeks against the dollar on Tuesday as weakening risk sentiment…
Govt To Borrow N5.62trn For 2022 Budget Deficit
The federal government has submitted a proposal to borrow N5.62 trillion to finance the budget deficit in the 2022…
Labour Seeks Special Allocation Of Forex To Manufacturers
Organised Labour has pleaded with the Federal Government to devise a special arrangement to ensure that foreign…
2022 Budget: FG Crashes Capital Expenditure, Despite Higher Earnings
The Federal Government’s fiscal operations in 2022 is set for contraction, despite higher oil earnings…
Oil Rises On Bargain-Hunting, Expectations That OPEC+ Will Not Boost Supply Soon
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recovering from the previous day’s losses, as investors sought bargains and on…
Nigerian Equities Beat Global Stocks With N371b Gain
Nigerian equities closed weekend upbeat ahead of other major global stock markets with increased demand for…
Flee From Investments With Unrealistic Returns—SEC Warns Nigerians
For the umpteenth time, Nigerians have been warned to flee from investments that promise to offer them unrealistic…
India’s July Palm Oil Imports Plunge 43%, Says Trade Body
India's July palm oil imports plunged 43% from a year earlier to their lowest in five months, a leading trade body…
Bill Ackman SPAC Sued , Plaintiffs Say Sponsors Got ‘Staggering Compensation’
Bill Ackman’s troubled SPAC was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday that alleged the blank-check company awarded “staggering…
Equities Market Declines By N9bn On Profit-Taking In Banking, Oil & Gas…
Trading on the Nigerian equities market yesterday started the week marginally lower, as investors profit-taking in…
Again, SEC Warns Against Patronage Of Ponzi Schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again, bemoaned the proliferation of fraudulent investment…
China May Align Itself With Taliban And Try To Exploit Afghanistan’s Rare Earth…
Afghanistan is estimated to have trillions of dollars worth of rare earth metals, and countries — such as China…
Europe Markets Set To Open Lower As Investors Monitor Inflation Data, Afghanistan…
European markets are set to open slightly lower on Tuesday, on track to extend losses after snapping a 10-day…
United State Stock Futures Dip After Dow, S&P 500 Close At Record Highs
U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower during overnight trading Monday, after the Dow and S&P 500 closed…
Pearson To Pay $1 Mln To Settle Charges It Misled Investors, U.S. SEC Says
London-based Pearson PLC (PSON.L) will pay $1 million to settle charges it misled investors about a 2018 cyber…
Dollar Steadies After Weak China Data; Fed Minutes Eyed
The dollar held its ground against major peers on Monday as disappointing monthly activity data from China helped…
Ranking The Currencies That Could Unseat The Dollar
This is the second installment in a series on global currencies. The first part details the forces eroding the U.S.…
BOE’s Inflation Alarm Deemed Overly-Cautious By Economists
Bank of England policy makers are being overly-alarmist on their outlook for inflation, economists’s forecasts…
Cardano’s ADA Token Is Now World’s Third-Largest Cryptocurrency
A little-known digital token linked to the Cardano blockchain has just become the third-largest virtual currency in…
China’s Oil Refining Tumbles To 14-Month Low Amid Crackdown
China’s oil refining slumped to the lowest level in 14-months as private processors scaled back operations amid a…
Australian Dollar Down On Weak China Data. Is AUD/USD Ready To Break Out?
The risk-off sentiment from early Monday morning in Asia continued after the release of Chinese data that was lower…
Oil Prices Drop Amid Faltering Demand Outlook In China
Oil prices fell by about 1% on Monday, dropping for a third session, after official data showed that refining…
Is Shell Oil’s $110 Million Payment For Spill A Slap Or Remedy?
Second, The consequence of oil spills and environmental damages are reflected in the wreckage and mangled…
Import Duties Evasion: MDAs, Others Under Fire
Worried by the rising evasion of import duties and tariffs by some Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) who…
Nigeria’s Buhari Signs Bill To Overhaul Oil Industry Into Law
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law long-awaited legislation to overhaul the oil and gas industry…
Nigerian Stocks Hit 14-Week High Amid Investors’ Wild Scramble For Shares Of Flour…
Nigerian stocks jumped 0.08 per cent on Friday, taking the benchmark index to 39,522.34 basis points, a height last…
Sterling Slips As Global Markets Turn Cautious
The British pound slipped in early trading on Monday, hurt by a fall in risk appetite globally, after economic data…
Nigeria Recorded $85.21bn Net Foreign Liabilities – IMF
Nigeria’s foreign liabilities stood at $187.36bn while the country’s foreign assets amounted to $102.15bn as of…
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Projected To Drop To Single Digit In 2022 – CBN Official
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that Nigeria’s inflation rate may drop to single digit in 2022.
The apex…
Foreign Reserves Resume Decline After Rising To $33.59bn
The foreign exchange reserves in Nigeria have started declining again after rising to $33.59bn, the highest level…