OPINION/EDITORIAL

Risk-On Mood Returns Ahead of NFP

October 7, 2021/cmc connect by Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Risk appetite flickered to life on Thursday as progress on debt ceiling talks in the United States and Russia’s offer to stabilise energy markets lifted global sentiment. European stocks rebounded amid the improving market mood with US stock […]

Sub-Saharan Africa Exits Recession in 2021 but Recovery Still Vulnerable

October 6, 2021/World Bank Group This rebound is currently fueled by elevated commodity prices, a relaxation of stringent pandemic measures, and recovery in global trade, but remains vulnerable given the low rates of vaccination Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with […]

A Positive September for the Lagos Bourse

October 6, 2021/Proshare by FBNQuest Research    We turn our attention to the performance of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX ASI) relative to the two other bourses that we track across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the NSE20 in Nairobi and the all share in Johannesburg (Joburg). We have produced many commentaries about […]