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- 22 Sept 2016
FXTM Analysis: Central Bank Policy Meetings in Focus
A strong feeling of anxiety engulfed the financial markets on Wednesday as investors awaited the heavily anticipated Fed and BoJ central bank policy meeting decisions which have the ability to create…
- 21 Jun 2010
Rubikon Makes Impact in Global Market
The announcement was made following the most recent sign-ups for the banking platform by Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ); and Infrastructure Development Bank, Nepal. The new…
- 29 Jul 2016
FXTM Analysis: BoJ Policy Meeting In Focus
Financial markets are on standby ahead of Friday’s Bank of Japan (BoJ) monetary policy decision which is widely expected to conclude with unleashing a mammoth 28 trillion Yen stimulus to support the…
- 29 Aug 2019
AfDB Spends $2Bn to Train African Scientists
African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has committed $2 billion to the education and training of six million science students in Africa from 2005 to date. A statement by the bank’s Communication…
- 3 Feb 2014
IFC, IIB to Boost Development in Emerging Markets
International Financial Corporation (IFC) and International Investment Bank (IIB) have agreed on closer collaboration, to provide vital financing to private companies, help boost growth, and create…
- 14 Sept 2020
Risk Assets Push Higher on Vaccine Hopes; Eyes on the Fed
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, After two consecutive weeks of back-to-back declines, global stocks kicked off Monday with solid gains amid a surge in M&A activity and positive…
- 31 Jan 2017
Week Ahead: Central Banks & Data Back In Focus
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the expected rate rise by the Fed in the week ahead: Although Donald Trump policies will remain to be the key moving indicators for financial…
- 25 Apr 2019
Nigeria’s PMI in Focus; Dollar Soars to Fresh 2019 High
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, The main risk event for the Nigerian economy today will be the pending Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing PMI reports for April. Investors will be keeping a…
- 30 Sept 2013
US, Eurozone Exhibit Pool of Mixed Data- ForexTime
ForexTime in its weekly report released on Monday said that the US proclaimed mixed economic news during the course of last week, some areas of the economy showing an onward and upward move and some…
- 3 Jan 2014
US Dollar, Yen Plummet Against Major Counterparts
The holiday season called for a quiet week last week in Europe, with no major economic news released and limited market movement. This week and with the coming of the New Year, the most important…
- 19 Jun 2022
Nigeria’s Public debt, Others Hit 50-Year High – World Bank
The World Bank Group has said that public debt in Nigeria and other low- and middle-income countries is now at a 50-year high, which is equivalent to more than 200 per cent of government revenues.…
- 30 Mar 2015
IFC Commits $200m to Invest in Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has committed up to $200 million to the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund (FIG Fund). The FIG Fund’s mandate is to make equity investments alongside IFC in…
- 10 Nov 2014
New Rules to Ban Bailout for 'Too Big to Fail' Banks
New global rules to prevent banks that are "too big to fail" from being bailed out by taxpayers have been proposed, according to BBC. The rules, created by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a…
- 11 May 2016
Markets Pressured as Oil Declines- FXTM
Stock markets were lacking vigor during trading on Monday as the lingering impact of Sunday’s tepid China trade figures weighed heavily on sentiment and renewed concerns over slowing economic growth…
- 3 Sept 2013
FXTM Expects Global Interest Rates to Remain Same
Forex Time (FXTM) expects the global interest rates to maintain same outlook at least for the next three years, in spite of the United Kingdom (UK) stronger forex market. FXTM is an online forex…
- 4 May 2016
FXTM: Dollar Sensitivity Seizes Centre Stage
Global stocks descended deeper into the abyss in the first trading week of May following the tepid Chinese manufacturing data and slash in Europe’s growth outlook that renewed concerns about the…
- 23 Dec 2015
AfDB Commits $1Bn in Power, Infrastructure in Africa
The Bank Group has devoted approximately $1 billion to supporting power and infrastructure in Africa in 2015, which the Private Sector Department (OPSD) experts describe as “an unprecedented record…
- 13 Jul 2016
FXTM: Markets Recovered Post-Brexit Losses, Pound Jumps
The incredible reversal in appetite to risk sent MSCI international world index within a whisker of 2016 highs, as global equity markets recovered almost all losses post the U.K.’s vote to leave the…
- 12 Apr 2016
FXTM: Sterling Bulls Pursue CPI Lifeline
The Sterling/Dollar unexpectedly surged during trading on Monday and this has nothing to do with an improved sentiment towards the Pound, but ongoing Dollar weakness from diminishing US rate…
- 23 Sept 2016
FXTM Analysis: GBPUSD Recovery Pauses After Boris Johnson Headline
After recovering ground following a return to levels not seen in over a month below 1.29, the bounce in the GBPUSD appears to have lost momentum at the conclusion of the week following headlines…
- 27 Apr 2020
Unlimited Support from Central Banks Keeps Markets Energise
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Asian equities kicked off Monday trading on a positive note with most benchmarks rising more than 1%, led by a 2.5% rally in the Nikkei 225. US…
- 24 Jun 2016
FXTM Analysis: Global Markets In State of Shock Over UK Referendum Outcome
The financial markets and spectators across the globe are in a complete state of shock following the unexpected outcome to the EU referendum that the UK has voted to leave the European Union. Markets…
- 5 Nov 2013
Government Shutdown Still Hurts US Market-ForeTime
Data in the US got off to a weak start last week, with the Retail Sales figures for September disappointing expectations of a 0.2% rise, having fallen by 0.1%. The poor figure was somewhat vindicated…
- 16 Aug 2016
UK Inflation Reaches Highest Level Since Nov 2014
Market headlines are continuing to focus on the UK economy after data earlier today showed that inflation accelerated in July with CPI rising to an annualised 0.6%. This week represents the first…
- 29 Jun 2016
FXTM Analysis: Markets Stabilize But Have Brexit Jitters Subsided?
Global stocks weathered the Brexit blues during trading on Wednesday with most major markets clawing back previous losses as optimism grew over central banks intervening to stabilize the post-Brexit…
- 19 May 2016
Global Stocks Unmoved By Oil Price Revival- FXTM
Global stocks displayed weakness during trading on Tuesday with most major arenas descending deeper into the red territory despite the resurgence in oil prices that previously boosted global…
- 6 Jul 2018
AfDB Convenes Africa Energy Market Place
Public, private and civil society stakeholders, including government agencies, development partners and investors in the energy sector began a two-day workshop yesterday to discuss the technical,…
- 18 Oct 2015
Global ATM Count Forecast to Reach 4m in 5 Years
The worldwide ATM installed base grew 7 percent in 2014 to reach three million units. This, just five years after the passing the two million mark, and with the expectation of reaching four million…
- 22 Jun 2025
TCN Expands Grid Capacity with 5,910 MVA Boost from Multilateral Projects
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a major boost to the national electricity grid with the addition of 5,910 megavolt-amperes (MVA) of transformer capacity. The development was…
- 28 Apr 2015
FAPA Provides Equity to Africlear Global to Improve Securities Market Infrastructure in Africa
The Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on March 5, 2015 in Abidjan a seed equity investment of US $400,000 to Africlear Global. The…