January 12, 2024/Oilrice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices are being pushed higher by renewed geopolitical risk after the UK and the U.S. launched an attack on Houthi positions in Yemen. Brent temporarily climbed above $80 before falling back slightly. Friday, January 12, 2024 The escalation of tensions in the […]
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Nigeria’s Huge Metering Gap Still a Major Concern
January 12, 2024/FBNQuest Research According to the most recent electricity report published by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the total electricity generated by the distribution companies (Discos) fell slightly by -2% q/q to 8,664.8 gigawatt hours (GWh) in Q3 ’23. Similar to the previous quarter, the q/q reduction in […]
Housing Affordability Remains Stretched Amid Higher Interest Rate Environment
(Credit: ChrisHepburn/iStock by Getty Images) January 11, 2024/IMFBlog By Nassira Abbas and Corrado Macchiarelli As global central banks raised interest rates to tame inflation, home prices have cooled relative to the start of the hiking cycle. However, despite the sensitivity of the residential market to higher policy rates, prices are still above historical […]
