April 22, 2026/United Capital Report Market Summary: Today, the Nigerian Exchange Market closed on a positive note due to share price appreciation in FIRSTHOLDCO (+8.45%) and UBA (+5.98%) As a result, the benchmark Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index (NGX-ASI) rose by 0.61% to settle at 219,586.20 points Year to date returns […]
Author: InvestAdvocate
Modernizing Federal Reserve Operations in the 21st Century
April 21, 2026/US Federal Reserve By Governor Christopher J. Waller Thank you, David and thank you to Brookings for having me speak today.1 Whenever anyone hears the words “Federal Reserve” they immediately think about monetary policy and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) setting the federal funds rate. There is obviously […]
Stanbic IBTC Leads High-Level Trade and Finance Engagements at Global Trade Review West Africa 2026
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been confirmed as the platinum sponsor of the highly anticipated GTR West Africa 2026 conference, taking place on 22 and 23 April, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. This landmark event brings together over 400 senior trade and finance […]
