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The Fed raised rates by a quarter-point – less aggressive than had been expected before the current banking crisis, but signaling inflation is still its focus.
The latest consumer prices report shows cost of living is still rising far above the Fed’s target. But don’t expect monetary policymakers to aggressively hike rates.
There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
The Windsor framework will still cause Northern Ireland’s GDP but less than that expected under the protocol.
Your super is likely exposed to major nature-based risks. How big a risk? We don’t know - because to date, banks and super funds haven’t looked into it. But that’s likely to change
The future and fate of Nigeria depends on the strength of character and dedication of the incoming president.
What I’ve learned on the journey to happiness.
The US spent $232 billion paying interest on the national debt in the first quarter of 2023 as the Fed jacked up borrowing costs.
The rising cost of living doesn’t hit all Americans equally. Yet the benchmark figure for charting the rising cost of living excludes people in rural areas.
Tobin’s q is perhaps the most used indicator in economic sciences. Economists use this indicator to identify growth prospects of firms and economies. But they may be interpreting it incorrectly.
Ghana’s finance ministry is struggling to build consensus on the country’s debt burden.
For the first time since 1961, deaths in China have outpaced births – and unlike that one-year decline, the downward trend is likely to continue.
For a country that aspires to reduce bureaucracy and liberalise its financial sector, currency redesign and cash withdrawal limits can only be counter-intuitive.
A drop in gas prices helped tame inflation in December 2022. But grocery prices and housing costs continued to rise.
The coming copper boom presents Zambia with an extraordinary opportunity – not only to enable mining profits, but to power inclusive growth.
From the economic perspective, the year 2022 will be remembered, by many Nigerians, as a time of dashed hopes and disappointments.
Consensus is the first step towards solving problems - but it’s been hard to reach.
The cost of borrowing for a home has fallen in recent months, despite repeated increases of the benchmark interest rate. An economist explains the seeming paradox.
Large scale infrastructure projects like ports represent more than just financial investments.
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