September 12, 2022/CSL Research Based on the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s foreign trade position in Q2 2022 was a surplus for the second consecutive quarter as exports (N7.4tn) significantly exceeded the value of the country’s imports (N5.4tn) in the period resulting in a surplus position […]

September 9, 2022/US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller At the 17th Annual Vienna Macroeconomics Workshop (2022), Vienna, Austria Thank you, Klaus, and thank you for the invitation to speak at this workshop, which I have been attending since its very beginning in 2004. Something that I love about this […]

(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 […]