Capital Market

Are Capital Flows Expansionary or Contractionary? It Depends What Kind

December 7, 2015/iMFdirect by Messrs. Blanchard, Ostry, Ghosh, and Chamon With the expected move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the end of the year, many are asking about the effects on emerging market countries. Will outflows increase, and how will this affect economic activity in emerging […]

Nigerian Equities Commences Week Positive, Gains 0.73%

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market on Monday commenced thw eek on a positive note; gaining 0.73 percent as all-share index (ASI) closed at 27,833.89 basis points, while market capitalisation grew by N69.74 billion to N9.57 trillion. Cordros daily  market update says today’s gain extended the Month-to-Date […]

Plunging oil prices drag down Wall Street

Mon Dec 7, 2015/ Reuters By Tanya Agrawal Wall Street started the week in the red as energy and raw material stocks took a hit, with oil prices falling to their lowest in nearly seven years. Brent crude prices LCOc1 dropped to $41.38 and U.S. crude CLc1 fell to $38.15 […]