March 13, 2017/Reuters South Africa’s rand firmed against the dollar early on Monday, extending gains from Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. wages data dampened expectations of a spate of interest rate increases this year by the Federal Reserve. (Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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Asian shares rise but mood cautious ahead of event-packed week
March 13, 2017/Reuters By Hideyuki Sano | TOKYO Asian shares rose on Monday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after strong U.S. job data, though the mood was cautious as oil prices plunged to 3 1/2-month lows on fresh worries of oversupply. A confluence of major events this […]
Nigeria central bank governor defends policy of limiting imports
12/3/2017/Reuters Hard currency curbs imposed by Nigeria’s central bank have helped boost local food production, central bank governor Godwin Emefiele was quoted as saying by two newspapers on Sunday. Entrepreneurs have criticized a halt to hard currency allocations by the central bank for the import of almost 700 goods to […]
