Updates

MPC Preview: Committee to Maintain Status Quo Today

November 22, 2016/Cordros Research The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets this week, and — except for emergency call for Extraordinary Meeting — for the last time this year. Compared to the last meeting in September, it would appear that the forthcoming meeting is not widely anticipated — especially among local […]

Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps

November 22, 2016/Reuters By Saikat Chatterjee | HONG KONG Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading with U.S. […]

Ugandan farmers praise UN report citing flaws with Bidco

November 22, 2016/The Bidco Truth Coalition Embattled Ugandan farmers fighting threats and land grabbing by Bidco have praised a draft report by U.N. investigators that calls into question the company’s business practices. The report is the result of a complaint by the Bugala Farmers Association to the U.N.’s Social and […]