08
Mar
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The US unemployment rate rose to 4.10% in February 2025, up from 4.00% in January and above market expectations of 4.00%,...
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20
Feb
INTRODUCTION
In January 2025, Nigeria's inflation rate experienced a significant shift, dropping to 24.48% year-on-year. This change follows the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a move...
15
Feb
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.54% on Friday as traders assessed President Trump's trade policies and...
09
Feb
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The US economy Non-Farm Payroll Report showed that 143,000 jobs were added in January 2025, below 307,000 in December and forecasts of...
01
Feb
GLOBAL ECONOMY
In the recent January 2025 meeting, the Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to keep interest rates steady at 4.50%. Fed Chair Powell...
26
Jan
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Initial jobless claims in the US rose by 6,000 to 223,000, slightly ahead of market expectations of 220,000, the highest rise...
21
Jan
Nigeria’s Inflation rate rose by 0.20% points to 34.80% in December 2024 from 34.60% in November 2024.
On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 5.87% points higher...
18
Jan
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The annual inflation rate in the US accelerated for a third consecutive month, reaching 2.90% in December 2024, compared to 2.70%...
04
Jan
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Initial jobless claims in the US fell by 9,000 to 211,000 in the last week of 2024, contrasting with the expected increase...
17
Dec
Nigeria’s Inflation rate rose by 0.72% points to 34.60% in November 2024 from 33.88% in October 2024, marking the third month of consecutive increase.
On a year-on-year basis, the...