Mid-Week Market Review: November 2024, Edition 2

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Commodities In the oil market, traders are keenly awaiting a series of crucial US economic indicators this week, with the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) due for release later today. Comments from Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, along with remarks from other key officials, are also expected to shape market sentiment. Oil prices remained near […]

Weekly Market Review: November 2024, Edition 2

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Prologue Fitch Ratings has issued a rather unsettling forecast for Nigeria’s banking sector, predicting an uptick in non-performing loans (NPLs) for 2024, as a consequence of the country’s aggressive high interest rates and inflation that seems to have an endless appetite. In its latest credit rating update, Fitch confirmed Nigeria’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating […]