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Why Soaring Stocks Could Be Bad News For The Economy
While it’s had some ups and downs, the stock market has soared to historic heights in recent years. For many, that’s great news: it’s a sign that the economy and their retirement accounts…
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Understanding the Rise in US Long-Term Rates
The rise in long-term US interest rates has become a focus of global macro-financial concerns. The nominal yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has increased about 70 basis points since the beginning of…
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Nigeria: A Frail Giant?
Since President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election in 2019, the country has faced a myriad of social and economic challenges. Inflation had surged from 11.40% in May 2019 to 17.33% last month; the Naira has…
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The Relationship between Wealth Management and Financial Instruments
Wealth management centres on multiplying the financial resources of individuals and institutional investors. The process of multiplying wealth is defined by the investment finesse of the wealth manager. In turn, the finesse of…
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Towards a Unified Foreign Exchange Rate System in Nigeria
In a bid to increase access to Forex, the CBN created the I&E FX (Investors and Exporters Forex Window) in 2017 for importers in order to ease the pressure faced by the businessmen…
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The Economics of Printing the Naira
This article explains why the idea of printing more money is unfounded given the state of the Nigerian economy.
