Market Insights
22
Mar
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The Federal Reserve (Feds) kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% during its March 2025 meeting, extending the pause in...
20
Mar
In February 2025, the Headline inflation rate eased to 23.18% relative to the January 2025 headline inflation rate of 24.48%. Looking at the movement, the February 2025 Headline inflation rate showed a...
15
Mar
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The Dollar index rose this week, as escalating global trade tensions pressured the Euro and other major currencies. On Thursday, President...
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%,...
01
Mar
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The US economy expanded by 2.30% in Q4 2024, down from 3.10% in Q3 2024. Personal consumption remained the main driver...
22
Feb
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The US Services PMI fell to 49.70 in February 2025 from 52.90 in the previous month, below expectations of 53.00 to...
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...
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%...