September 4, 2025/United Capital Report Global Markets:United States US job openings hit a 10-month low as Beige Book showed weak hiring, steady inflation, and soft spending, boosting rate-cut bets. S&P 500, DIJ, and NASDAQ all depreciated closing in the red.Europe European stocks opened the week on a steady note but […]
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Inflation Rate Forecasts at 20.83%: Will the CBN Blink?
September 4, 2025/United Capital Report Bottomline: United Capital Research forecasts that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate will decline to 20.83% in August 2025, down from 21.88% in July 2025. The anticipated moderation is attributed to a combination of factors including falling prices of major food items (please see Table 1), relatively […]
Profit-Taking in Blue Chips Drag Nigerian Equities to Fourth Straight Weekly Loss -0.9%
Profit-taking activities persisted in the domestic equities market for the fourth consecutive week, with the All-Share Index (ASI) closing lower in three of the four trading sessions of the week. Specifically, sell pressures in WAPCO (-13.1%), UBA (-3.9%), OANDO (-7.9%), DANGSUGAR (-5.2%), and ZENITHBANK (-1.7%) stocks dragged the benchmark index […]
