March 1, 2022/United Capital Research In the recently released Q4-2021 GDP report, the agricultural sector real output grew by 3.6% y/y, an increase of 16bps over Q4-2020’s expansion of 3.4%, bringing FY-2021 growth to 2.1% y/y. Also, the sector continues to remain the single largest contributor to real GDP after […]

February 28, 2022/Fitch Ratings The recent SEC settlement against cryptocurrency firm BlockFi may set precedent for broader regulatory crackdown against the undisclosed risks of crypto lending, which should result in increased conformance to regulation by centralised digital asset firms. This, along with other regulatory developments and more clearly defined restrictions […]

February 28, 2022/Proshare by FBNQuest Research  Today, we return to our commentary on inflation. January’s headline figure showed a slight slowdown to 15.60% y/y, from 15.63% in December ’21. Except for an out-of-trend increase in December’s reading which we attributed to price upticks associated with the year-end holiday season, base […]