OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Prices Post Weekly Loss As Covid Concerns Return

April 9, 2021/OilPrice.com Oil prices are set to post a loss this week as demand fears and Covid lockdowns counteract optimism over a tightening market. Friday, April 9th, 2021 Oil prices are set to post a loss this week, following several days of up-and-down trading. The story is the same […]

IMF Weekend Read: Vaccine Policy is Economic Policy

April 9, 2021/IMF Welcome to the final daily briefing / Weekend Read summary of the 2021 Spring Meetings. Today’s agenda includes a capacity development talk on digital payment systems, a deep dive into the IMF’s new Climate Change Indicators Dashboard, and an Analytical Corner event looking at climate change. Today’s edition […]

Inflationary Pressure, Strained Pockets

April 9, 2021/Proshare by FBNQuest Research  The latest inflation report (February) released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows the eighteenth successive uptick in the y/y headline rate. Over the past six months, the highest m/m increases in the headline measure were registered in February ’21 (87bps), December ’20 […]