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January 12 Visa applications down by over 100,000 amid strict immigration rules - EVENING STANDARD January 12 NBS to ‘normalise’ December inflation data over projected spike - PUNCH January 12 Lagos, Abuja rents surge 20% yearly in housing strain - PUNCH January 12 As Bulgaria joins the euro, how do the other 20 member states see the currency? - EURONEWS January 12 Car dealers eye electric vehicles as demand drops - PUNCH January 12 Nigeria’s REIT market thrives on rapid urbanisation - PUNCH January 12 Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell - REUTERS January 12 Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell - REUTERS January 12 Euro, Swiss franc rally with Fed independence back in spotlight - REUTERS January 12 RBI's $10 billion FX swap to sail through on arbitrage, corporate demand, bankers say - REUTERS January 12 Barclays, US Bank Shares Slide as Trump Slams Credit Card Rates - BLOOMBERG January 12 Gold prices surge to fresh high over concerns about Iran crisis and Fed independence ... (read more) January 12 India's December retail inflation rises to 1.33% y/y - REUTERS January 12 Sterling rallies vs dollar, flat against euro as risk premium unwinds - REUTERS January 12 US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream co... (read more) January 12 UK mortgage rates unlikely to fall much further despite expected interest rate cuts ... (read more) January 12 Gold price soars to new record as US Federal Reserve faces fresh threats - P.A.MEDIA January 12 How Nigeria’s big banks scaled recapitalisation hurdle ahead March January 12 Bond Traders’ Big Bet for 2026 Vindicated by Soft US Job Growth - BLOOMBERG January 12 Gold and Silver Storm to Records as Fed Fight, Iran Spur Demand - BLOOMBERG January 12 Naira records first weekly gain of N7.68 in new year - BUSINESSDAY January 12 Interest rates stay high despite money supply surge to N122.95trn - NIGERIAN TRIBUNE January 12 Naira records N7.7 gain against US dollar in first week of 2026 - DAILY POST January 09 Petrol to hover around N905/litre this year – CBN - PUNCH January 09 Inflation likely to fall below 10% in 2026 – Tinubu - DAILY TRUST January 09 Gold price surge helps Swiss National Bank make $33 billion profit - REUTERS January 09 Bitcoin Faithful Still Missing Even After Token Reclaims $90,000 - BLOOMBERG January 09 South African rand steady as investors eye key US data - REUTERS January 09 CBN’s first OMO auctions of 2026 rake in N2.73tn subscriptions - DAILY TRUST January 09 Free zones drive $500m exports, 20,000 jobs – FG - PUNCH