Market News

February 27 Ghana’s New Central Banker Vows to Fight Inflation ‘Proactively’ - BLOOMBERG February 27 Trump policy concerns send US consumer confidence plummeting to eight-month low - REUTERS February 27 Mortgage Stress Surges Across Australia for First-Time Buyers - BLOOMBERG February 27 Treasury Yields Slide to 2025 Low as Economic Red Flags Pile Up - BLOOMBERG February 27 Yen Hits Four-Month High on Haven Demand, Bets on Rate Hike - BLOOMBERG February 27 Standard Bank, AfDB team up to Drive SMME growth - CNBC February 27 US Oil Steadies in the $60s as Dour Economic Sentiment Weighs - BLOOMBERG February 27 We control 50% of Nigeria’s oil production, say local oil producers - BUSINESSDAY February 27 Mexico Inflation Ticks Higher in Line With Banxico Forecasts - BLOOMBERG February 27 Australia’s Monthly Inflation Holds Steady as Housing Gains Ease - BLOOMBERG February 27 Treasury Rally Drives Spread to German Debt to Lowest in Months - BLOOMBERG February 27 Non-oil sector grew Nigeria’s GDP by 3.84% in Q4 2024 — NBS - DAILY POST February 27 MAN supports tax reform on free-trade zone operations in Nigeria - BUSINESSDAY February 27 Gold Steadies After Record-Breaking Run Triggers Profit Taking - BLOOMBERG February 27 Copper Surges in US as Trump Launches Probe Into Imports - BLOOMBERG February 27 Naira records first depreciation against dollar on black market - DAILY POST February 26 Mexico Peso, Canada Dollar Get Boost After Trump Delays Tariffs - BLOOMBERG February 26 Nigeria’s NNPC, Stena Bulk and Caverton launch new shipping venture - REUTERS February 26 Global Debt Rose Around $7 Trillion to Record in 2024, Says IIF - BLOOMBERG February 26 Oil Slumps to Lowest This Year as Economic Pessimism Piles Up - BLOOMBERG February 26 Value of Uganda’s coffee exports surge 83% in January on the year - REUTERS February 26 Rewane: CBN Policies Are Working to Stabilise the Naira - THISDAY February 26 ECB rates no longer a material drag on growth, Schnabel says - REUTERS February 26 CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs - REUTERS February 26 Ghana Cocoa Arrivals Up 70% on Better Crop, Smuggling Crackdown - BLOOMBERG February 26 US Mortgage Rates Decline to 6.88%, Lowest Level This Year - BLOOMBERG February 26 Nigeria’s LNG loses $380m in London court over 19 undelivered cargoes - BUSINESSDAY February 26 Cost of Borrowing Soars as Maximum Lending Rate Hits 29.79% - THISDAY February 26 Non-oil pushes GDP up by 3.84% in Q4 - THE GUARDIAN February 26 Food prices’ drop eases cost-of-living crisis - BUSINESSDAY