OPINION/EDITORIAL

How Food and Energy are Driving the Global Inflation Surge

(Photo: IMF) Chart of the Week September 9, 2022/IMFBlog By Philip Barrett Global inflation was generally moderating when the pandemic began, and the downward trend continued into the early months of the crisis. But surging prices since late 2020 have pushed inflation steadily higher. The average global cost of living […]

Bearish Sentiment Has Taken Hold Of Oil Markets

September 9, 2022/OilPrice.com Bearish sentiment appears to be running rampant in oil markets, with OPEC+ production cuts and supply threats from Russia unable to significantly slow the oil price slide. Friday, September 9th, 2022  Weak macroeconomic data continues to rattle the oil markets, with ICE Brent trending around $90 per […]

Still on the Aviation Sector

September 9, 2022/CSL Research The Vanguard newspaper reports that the President of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has expressed concerns that the continued increment in the price of local and international airfares is hostile to the survival of the Nigerian aviation downstream sector. Foreign airlines had for most […]