OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Steady As Inflation Comes In Hotter Than Expected

February 13, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Equity markets got caught off guard by higher-than-expected U.S. inflation figures, but crude prices have shown resilience.   US Natural Gas Prices Collapse on Milder Weather and Robust Output   – US natural gas prices hit a 40-month low last week at just […]

Risks to Global Food Security Remain Tilted to the Downside

February 13, 2024/FBNQuest Research The World Bank has recently released the updated edition of its Food Security report. The report provides an in-depth discussion of recent developments and trends in the agricultural market, globally. The latest report cited several headwinds to global food security, including trade restrictions, extreme climatic conditions, […]

Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Expected to Grow in 2024

February 13, 2024/CSL Research The manufacturing sector was rattled by troika factors in 2023. First, the 49% (June[1]December 2023) currency devaluation by the CBN and FX scarcity dampened the import capacity of the manufacturing sector. For context, we highlight that about 60.0% of companies on the NGX30 have significant FX […]