June 27, 2025/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Following the collapse of geopolitical risk premium in oil prices, oil is back to trading on supply, demand, and OPEC+ expectations. Friday, June 27th, 2025 The Israel-Iran ceasefire and the lack of subsequent retaliatory attacks has drained oil markets of the elevated geopolitical […]
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Composite PMI Indicates Sustained Economic Expansion
June 26, 2025/CSL Research The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report for May 2025, covering the Industry, Services, and Agriculture sectors. The composite PMI stood at 52.1 points, marking the sixth consecutive month of economic expansion and indicating sustained positive momentum in the […]
Poorest Countries and Fragile States Are Increasingly Falling Behind
(Credit: dmbaker/iStock by Getty Images) June 26, 2025/IMFBlog By Guillaume Chabert, Robert Powell The significant shocks that have buffeted the global economy over the past five years have weighed heaviest on low-income countries and fragile and conflict-affected states. The post-pandemic recovery in low-income countries has lagged emerging market economies, which began […]

