Author: InvestAdvocate

Speech by Chair Powell on the Economic Outlook

March 7, 2025/US Federal Reserve By Chair Jerome H. Powell Thank you, Anil. I appreciate the opportunity to speak at this forum and look forward to our discussion. I will start with some brief remarks about the economy and the path of policy. Despite elevated levels of uncertainty, the U.S. […]

ACCESS, MTNN, TRANSCORP Drags Nigerian Stocks to -1.2% Weekly Loss

March 7, 2025/Cordros Report Selloffs in TRANSCORP (-17.7%), MTNN (-3.2%) and ACCESSCORP (-6.8%) dragged the All-Share Index (ASI) down by 1.2% w/w to 106,533.26 points. Global According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, total non-farm payroll employment in the US settled below market expectations (+160,000 jobs) in February, […]

How Talent Fuels Growth

Smart policies that help people realize their potential can be game-changing for entire societies (Credit: Yasmine Gateau) March 7, 2025/IMFBlog By Gita Bhatt Every great leap in human progress—from the printing press to the steam engine to the semiconductor—has been driven by ideas. But ideas do not emerge in a […]