Mid-Week Market Review: December 2024, Edition 1

Commodities Oil prices witnessed a slight decline on Friday, peaking at a weekly loss of 4.55% for WTI Crude Oil and 2.26% for Brent. This downward pressure was driven by a reduction in concerns about supply disruptions due to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and growing expectations of increased global oil supply in 2025. These factors outweighed […]

Weekly Market Review: December 2024, Edition 1

Prologue On Tuesday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made its latest policy decision, announcing a 25 basis points hike in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)—from 27.25% to 27.50%. This brings the MPR increases to a total of 875 basis points since Governor Olayemi Cardoso took office. The recent […]