OPINION/EDITORIAL

Africa Food Prices Are Soaring Amid High Import Reliance

Credit: Emily_M_Wilson/iStock by Getty Images September 27, 2022/IMFBlog By Cedric Okou, John Spray, D. Filiz Unsal Factors include the region’s heavy reliance on food imports and changes in food consumption and incomes Staple food prices in sub-Saharan Africa surged by an average 23.9 percent in 2020-22—the most since the 2008 global financial […]

Capital.com: Retail Traders Increase Short Exposure to GBP/USD, Should the BoE Intervene?

September 27, 2022/Capital.com According to European investment trading platform, Capital.com, its GBP/USD traders have increased their short exposure to the GBP during early trading today. At the time of writing, 50% of all GBP/USD trades reported on the platform were short GBP.  This is a significant change in sentiment from […]

The Markets in Review: Is There Still Value in Nigerian Stocks?

September 27, 2022/Coronation Research The NGX All-Share Index has been in correction territory for just over a month and is set to record its first quarterly fall since Q2 2021. Nigerian equity investors seem to either be ignoring this year’s solid earnings growth or demanding more earnings growth from companies.  […]