October 15, 2019/OilPrice.com –    The API gravity of the U.S. oil mix has lightened significantly over the past decade, with booming light oil production from major shale basins. –    Oil with API gravity above 38 degrees is considered light, while crudes with gravity of 22 degrees or lower is considered […]

October 15, 2019/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath The global economy is in a synchronized slowdown and we are, once again, downgrading growth for 2019 to 3 percent, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. Growth continues to be weakened by rising trade barriers and increasing geopolitical tensions. We estimate that […]

October 14, 2019/Coronation Report Of all recent government policies the recent closure of the border with the Republic of Benin to goods is having the most immediate effects on prices. These will undoubtedly hit consumers’ pockets and may come through in upcoming inflation data. At the same time there may […]