Culled—Proshare January 20, 2020 Editorial, Nigeria Tribune, January 16, 2020 On its website, the US Embassy, in a piece of information meant for Americans intending to visit Nigeria, describes the country in very unflattering terms. It harps on two major albatrosses, namely crude infrastructure and poor security. Anyone familiar with […]

January 20, 2020/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath In the October World Economic Outlook, we described the global economy as in a synchronized slowdown, with escalating downside risks that could further derail growth. Since then, some risks have partially receded with the announcement of a US-China Phase I trade deal and lower […]

January 17, 2020/OilPrice.com China has been the key oil price driver this week, with phase one of the trade deal driving prices higher before worrying economic data from the country dragged prices lower. Friday, January 17th, 2020 Oil prices regained a bit of ground at the end of the week […]