The Nigerian naira weakened further on Wednesday on the back of strong demand for the dollar even as the central bank pledged that it had no plans to devalue the local currency. The naira fell to 163.6 to the dollar on the interbank compared with 162.95 a dollar the previous […]
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EMERGING MARKETS-Central bank moves ease pressure on currencies
Central bank action lifted some emerging market currencies off lows on Wednesday but higher U.S. yields and the likelihood of military action against Syria kept the sector under pressure. Emerging stock markets were flat after Tuesday’s U.S. manufacturing data supported the view that the Federal Reserve would start rolling back […]
Exclusive: IMF sees emerging economies vulnerable to U.S. tapering
Advanced economies led by the United States will increasingly drive global growth while emerging countries are at risk of slowing due to tighter U.S. monetary policy, the International Monetary Fund said in a note obtained by Reuters on Wednesday. In the surveillance note, prepared for the Group of 20 meeting […]
