OPINION/EDITORIAL

Foreign Airlines Trapped Funds of $812.2 Million Threatens Connectivity

June 5, 2023/CSL Research The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that blocked funds belonging to foreign airlines trapped in Nigeria has hit US$812.2 million. The world airline body made this known at its annual general meeting and world air transport summit taking place from 4 June to 6 […]

Central Banks Can Fend Off Financial Turmoil and Still Fight Inflation

(Credit: deberarr/iStock by Getty Images) June 5, 2023/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Gita Gopinath, and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Recent events have shown central banks and policymakers can deal with sizable financial stress without compromising their inflation-fighting stance. Regulators and central banks were able to contain contagion from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other US […]

Bullish Sentiment Is Building In Oil Markets Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

June 2, 2023/OilPrice.com Michael Kern, Oilprice.com Oil prices were up on Friday morning after the U.S. debt ceiling was lifted and the risk of U.S. default was removed from markets. All eyes will now turn to OPEC+, with oil prices likely to spike if the group decides to cut production […]