Current account surplus rises to 9.2% of GDP in 2024 April 14, 2025/CSL Research Global credit rating agency Fitch has upgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating from “B-” to “B” and revised the outlook from positive to stable. The upgrade reflects growing confidence in the government’s commitment to […]
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How Rising Geopolitical Risks Weigh on Asset Prices
(Credit: kentoh/iStock by Getty Images) By Salih Fendoglu, Mahvash S. Qureshi, and Felix Suntheim Global geopolitical risks remain elevated, raising concerns about their potential impact on economic and financial stability. Shocks such as wars, diplomatic tensions, or terrorism can disrupt cross-border trade and investment. This can hurt asset prices, affect financial institutions, […]
Uncertainty Is Overshadowing Fundamentals in Oil Markets
April 11, 2025/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil market fundamentals appear to have entirely given way to sentiment recently, with Trump’s tariff war with China driving prices down. Friday, April 11th, 2025 This week, one may not have noticed that oil markets are still backwardated and that refiners are still buying […]
