OPINION/EDITORIAL

Recession Fears Take Hold Of Oil Markets

Image Credit: OilPrice.com August 5, 2022/OilPrice.com Oil prices are back around the levels they were at before Russia invaded Ukraine, highlighting that a global recession and demand destruction are now the central focus of traders. Friday, August 5th, 2022  It is hard to escape from the fact that nearly every […]

Global Current Account Balances Widen Amid War and Pandemic

(Photo: Lari Bat/iStock by Getty Images) August 4, 2022/IMFBlog By Giovanni Ganelli, Pau Rabanal and Niamh Sheridan The war in Ukraine and resulting increase in commodity prices are expected to contribute to a further widening this year. The lingering pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are dealing a setback to […]

Nigerian Manufacturers are Currently Singing the Blues

August 4, 2022/CSL Research A Punch news report indicates that the Nigerian manufacturers are going through troubled times as the double whammy of poor policies and economic headwinds continue to stifle the sector. Based on the data collected by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, but analyzed by the local print […]