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- 11 Nov 2024
Nigeria CPI, USD and Oil in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM With the US election done and dusted, the focus shifts back to key data from across the globe. It will be a week packed with inflation figures from…
- 21 Aug 2026
What Dollar Strength Cycle Mean for Traders
The USD still ranks among the major forces that drive financial markets all over the world. When the USD gains in value, it rarely affects currency pairs alone; it may have implications for commodities, stock market indices, capital movement, and risk appetite.
- 18 Sept 2019
Who are the Biggest Winners and Losers from Surging Oil Prices?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst, FXTM The explosive appreciation in oil prices could not have come at a more testing period for the global economy currently embroiled in trade wars,…
- 13 Feb 2019
Nigerian Economy expands in 2018; Presidential elections loom
By Jameel Ahmad, FXTM Global Head of Currency Strategy and Market Research, Confidence over the health of the Nigerian economy was slightly elevated this morning after official reports showed that…
- 21 Aug 2019
Global risk sentiment revived by stimulus hopes…but for how long?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst, FXTM A sense of positivity is sweeping across financial markets on Tuesday amid signs of progress in trade negotiations and hopes of stimulus in major…
- 23 Oct 2019
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria Cut Interest Rates in November?
By Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM, Rising inflationary pressures in Nigeria will certainly complicate the Central Bank of Nigeria’s efforts to cut interest rates to stimulate growth.…
- 9 Sept 2020
NSE Index Dips, Oil Wobbles while Dollar Smiles
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained a lackluster mood on Wednesday with the All-Share Index dipping 0.17 percent, thanks to a…
- 21 Sept 2020
Rising Covid-19 Cases Keep Risk Assets Under Pressure
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets kicked off Monday on the back foot following three weeks of consecutive declines in US stocks, which marked the longest weekly losing…
- 6 Oct 2020
Pendulum Swings in Favour of Risk as Trump Leaves Hospital
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The sentiment pendulum swung deeper into “risk-on” territory on Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump’s departure from hospital soothed…
- 3 Nov 2020
Will Trump Shock the World Again?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, Nearly four years ago, Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the US presidential election, pulling off one of the biggest political upsets in…
- 20 Jul 2019
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria join the monetary easing bandwagon?
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions across the globe have forced major central banks to embark on a monetary easing cycle to protect their respective…
- 22 Jul 2025
Nigeria Week Ahead: CBN decision, ECB and USD in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst, FXTM This will be a week defined by high-impact events and corporate earnings from the largest companies in the world. Nigeria’s central bank is expected to…
- 11 Apr 2019
Naira Steady as IMF Upgrades Nigeria’s Growth Outlook
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst , A sense of caution lingered across financial markets after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global economic growth projection for 2019, to 3.3%…