September 19, 2025/Coronation Report Summary The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its latest report on foreign trade statistics for Q2 ‘25. Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of ₦7.46tn (about US$4.74bn), its largest in nearly three years, as export growth outpaced import levels. Total merchandise trade (exports + imports) reached […]
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Fed Rate Cut Fails to Lift Oil as Inventories Weigh
September 19, 2025/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices ended the week slightly lower as U.S. inventory builds and oversupply fears outweighed the Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest rate cut. Friday, September 19, 2025 The long-anticipated US Federal Reserve interest rate cut has failed to deliver a new bullish boost to […]
CBN Eyes Rate Cut: What Lower Borrowing Costs Could Mean for SMEs, Households
September 19, 2025 By Blaise Udunze As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Monday, anticipation is running high. For the first time in nearly two years, the signals suggest the apex bank may finally ease the screws it has kept so tightly fastened on the […]
