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New European Wealth Gauge Helps Policymakers Address Inequality

(Credit: IMF Photo/Oliver Bunic) November 18, 2024/IMFBlog By Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, and Jorrit Zwijnenburg Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also impact monetary policy transmission and financial stability. Accordingly, the European System of Central Banks […]

Nigerian Bourse Trades Marginally Higher +3Points, Buoyed by Blue Chips

November 18, 2024/Cordros Report EQUITIES The domestic stock market traded marginally higher as buying interest in WAPCO (+9.5%) offset sell pressures on ACCESSCORP (-3.0%) and TRANSCORP (-1.4%). Thus, the benchmark index advanced by 3bps to 97,747.27 points. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns settled at +0.1% and +30.7%, respectively.   […]