23 results
- 8 Dec 2016
Dollar Bulls Seek Inspiration
The Greenback edged higher against a basket of currencies on Tuesday with prices stabilising above 100.00 as investors adopted a defensive stance ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting. With the CME Fed…
- 18 Sept 2017
Google New Pixel Smartphone Set for Launch
Google is set to launch its new Pixel smartphone cme October 4. This was revealed by the company's new media campaign on Thursday. This will be the second Pixel Smartphones to be launched by…
- 19 Feb 2023
NCC Redeploys Haru, Idehen, others in New Shake-up
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Mr. Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI),…
- 30 Dec 2017
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $14,000
Bitcoin appeared to find a bottom Friday, rebounding above $14,000 after moves by South Korea to curb speculation and protect retail customers sent the cryptocurrency sliding on thursday. Bitcoin…
- 23 Dec 2021
Congolese Regulator Understudies Nigeria's Telecoms Market
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa's foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a…
- 12 Dec 2017
Bitcoin Future Trading Kicks Off, Investors Awaiting Central Banks Decisions
Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM, comments on bitcoin trading entering a new phase today and how investors are awaiting central banks decisions. Trading bitcoins entered a new…
- 14 Mar 2017
FXTM Comments: Why ‘The Greenback’ is Weakening
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on despite the U.S. wage growth not being robust enough, the continuous improvement in hiring will force wage growth to accelerate and diminish the…
- 19 Apr 2017
FXTM: Mixed Messages On U.S. Dollar & Who Should You Listen To
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the on-going developments in Gold. The U.S. dollar continued to recover from a five-month low against the Yen early Tuesday, after testing…
- 5 May 2017
FXTM Analysis: Sterling, Euro and Dollar In Focus
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on Sterling, Euro and Dollar. Asian stocks retreated on Thursday following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, after the Federal Reserve signaled…
- 26 Jul 2017
Canon Strengthens its Presence in Nigeria with Service Solution
Canon Central and North Africa, a leader in imaging and business solutions, has partnered with three local service centres across three major cities in Nigeria to strengthen its in-country presence…
- 27 Aug 2013
Okonjo-Iweala Inaugurates Sarah Alade-led NEXIM Board
The Board of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) recently reconstituted by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been inaugurated by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy…
- 8 Aug 2017
Opinion: Markets in Sleep Mode
Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, comments on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Despite the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs on Monday,…
- 17 Oct 2017
Dollars Rally Stall Oil Bitcoin On The Move
By Hussein Sayed Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, comments on pressure faced by the Dollar and potential outcomes to the Catalonian vote. After enjoying a 4-week rally, the dollar came…
- 7 Dec 2017
Global Stocks Under Pressure, Bitcoin Hits Another Record
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, comments on the global stocks being under pressure as Bitcoin hits another record. Global equity bulls were nowhere to be found during Tuesday’s trading…
- 11 Oct 2019
Mixed Trade Negotiation Signals Rattle Financial Markets
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist, FXTM Investors across the globe are closely monitoring the high-level US-China trade talks, which will kick off today as China’s Vice Premier Liu He sits on…
- 6 Mar 2020
Oil prices shaky ahead of OPEC + meetings
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A sense of uncertainty over whether Russia will commit to OPEC’s proposal for deeper production cuts is weighing on Oil prices this morning. OPEC…
- 30 Oct 2022
NCC Staff Eulogise Aliyu, Aninweke in Retirement
As two management staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) complete the final stage of their disengagement with the regulatory body, the staff of the Commission have continued to…
- 31 Jul 2017
FXTM Analysis: Time to Buy U.S Dollar?
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the week ahead and what it might mean for the U.S. Dollar. Six months ago it was hard to believe that the Greenback will be plummeting against…
- 29 Dec 2014
Insurance Emerges Toast of Foreign Investors in 2014
More foreign investors are buying into the nation’s insurance sector, to bring their experience and expertise to drive insurance penetration in the country currently put at less than one per cent.…
- 2 Feb 2015
Soludo Accuses Okonjo-Iweala of Forging Statistics, Says N30Tr Missing Under Her
Charles Soludo, former governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to the criticism of his earlier article by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Finance, alleging over that N30 trillion had…
- 11 Aug 2015
Shake Up @ NCC as Danbatta, New NCC Boss Redeploys Staff
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reshuffled 53 management staff and reversed the deployment of some staff made in the twilight of his…
- 27 May 2016
FXTM Analyses: Yellen Countdown Heightens Market Sensitivity
Global stocks inched higher during trading on Thursday as the positive combination of renewed US rate hike expectations and resurgence in oil prices elevated global sentiment. European markets…
- 3 Aug 2016
FXTM Analysis: Risk Off Mode Sends Equities Lower, Gold Shines Again
Disappointed investors sent Asian equities lower across the board early Wednesday after Japan’s approval of the 28 trillion Yen in fiscal stimulus failed to revive hopes that Prime Minister Shinzo…