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  • Published on 04:23 GMT

    NESG: Naira to trade near N1,480/$1, external reserves to hit $52bn Jan 16, 2026

    By Chinwendu Obienyi Nigeria’s currency is likely to stabilise as the country consolidates sweeping economic reforms, with the naira projected to trade around N1,480 to the dollar this year and external reserves rising to $52 billion, according to the …

    Source: The Sun Nigeria - Indeterminate
  • Published on 04:06 GMT

    Oil slides after Trump eases concerns over Iran

    Published on: January 16, 2026 8:44 AM Oil prices slumped Thursday after US President Donald Trump appeared to dial down threats of imminent military action on crude producer Iran. Stock markets and the dollar were far less volatile. International oil …

    Source: Daily Times - Center-left
  • Published on 04:06 GMT

    Edun: FG Achieved 85% Capital Expenditure Execution in 2024, Pushes Global Competitiveness

    •IMF warns against policy reversal, urges Nigeria to stay the course on reforms Nume Ekeghe Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that the federal government achieved 85 per cent performance in capital …

    Source: This Day - Pro-Government
  • Published on 03:42 GMT

    Thousands killed in Iran’s anti-government protests

    Great power rivalry Iran: Authorities in Iran have killed thousands of people and arrested more than 18,000 during a crackdown on anti-government protests, prompting United States President Donald Trump to threaten military intervention. The protests began …

    Source: The Saturday Paper - Pending
  • Published on 02:57 GMT

    China’s $1.2 trillion windfall quietly seeps into global markets

    A record trade surplus racked up by China is washing up around the world, as export earnings that once ended up in state coffers instead fund massive private purchases of overseas securities and business expansion abroad. Rather than leaving most of last …

    Source: The Economic Times - Center-right
  • Published on 02:37 GMT

    EFCC pressured me to indict Emefiele, co-defendant alleges

    A defence witness, Nnamdi Offial, on Thursday told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to coerce his client, Henry Omoile, into implicating former Central Bank Governor Godwin …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on 11:01 GMT

    Iran’s financial pyramid unravels, plunging the country into a historic crisis

    By Farman Aydin More than 2,500 people have been killed and over 16,000 arrested in Iran since late December 2025, according to the human rights group HRANA. The unrest erupted amid a sharp depreciation of the national currency, the rial, and a dramatic 72 …

    Source: AzerNews - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on 01:54 GMT

    Tech, banks lead Wall Street bounce, gold wanes on Iran, strong jobs data

    TSMC's record profit boosts tech sector * BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley surge on profits * Oil breaks rising ⁠streak as ‌Trump moderates Iran message * Gold retreats from previous days' highs * Positive jobs surprise ⁠boosts dollar Jan …

    Source: London South East - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 13, 2026

    Rupee depreciation: Is RBI intervention deferring the inevitable?

    Depreciating pressures on the rupee may be persistent  | Photo Credit: SUDERSHAN V On Tuesday December 23, RBI announced the second major dollar/rupeee buy/sell swap auction of $10 billion to be conducted on January 13, 2026 (RBI, December 23, 2025 …

    Source: The Hindu Business Line - Neutral
  • Published on 00:24 GMT

    How Trump could hit Iran

    Visitors to Tehran’s enormous and enormously luxurious Iran Mall in January 2024 must have wondered who would invest so much money for such extravagance in such an embattled country. The mall is the world’s largest shopping and entertainment centre, with …

    Source: Unherd - Center-right
  • Published on 00:08 GMT

    Bank of Korea holds rates amid growth risks

    The Bank of Korea’s Monetary Policy Committee on Jan. 15 kept its benchmark interest rate at 2.5 percent. This marks the fifth consecutive hold since the central bank cut the rate by 0.25 percentage points from 2.75 percent in May last year. In its policy …

    Source: Donga Ilbo - Center-right
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Dollar rises as US jobless claims unexpectedly fall

    NEW YORK, Jan 15 : The dollar rose on Thursday after data showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, further boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep rates on hold for …

    Source: Channel News Asia - Pro-Government
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Inflation drops to 15.15% after NBS review

    Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.15 per cent in December 2025 following a methodological review by the National Bureau of Statistics, marking a sharp moderation in price pressures compared with both the preceding month and the same period last …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 16)

    With rate cuts derailed by won, Korea must move faster on structural reform The Bank of Korea's (BOK) rate-cutting cycle has effectively been put on hold. At its monetary policy meeting on Thursday, the central bank's Monetary Policy Board left the …

    Source: Yonhap News Agency - Center-right
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Investors bank on US earnings strength as policy noise grows louder

    By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Investors will be counting on a strong corporate earnings season to keep the rally in U.S. stocks intact as they digest a wave of domestic policy proposals and heightened geopolitical tensions to start the …

    Source: WIRL - Illinois - Pending
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Trading Day: Chips, banks up; oil slumps

    ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Solid U.S. bank earnings and a rebound in tech lifted U.S. stocks on Thursday, with global risk appetite also fueled by – and oil prices clobbered by – a more moderate tone from U.S. President Donald Trump on tensions …

    Source: WTOU - Michigan - Pending
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Fed faces 'trilemma' of how big its balance sheet should be

    (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve has to grapple with the question of how big its balance sheet should be after it stopped shrinking its $6.5 trillion portfolio, according to economists at the central bank. Determining the optimal size of a central bank’s …

    Source: Yahoo Finance - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Does Donald the Lame Duck await Trump?

    The second year of a second term has typically been the most perilous for an American president in the modern era. Richard Nixon was forced from office in 1974; Ronald Reagan was undone by the Iran-Contra scandal in 1986; in 1998 the world learnt the name …

    Source: The Times - Center-right
  • Published on Jan 15, 2026

    Won edges up after US Treasury flags currency-fundamentals gap

    Bank of Korea holds key rate steady as FX volatility lingers The Korean won inched up on Thursday after remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted a gap between the currency's prolonged depreciation and Korea's strong economic …

    Source: The Investor - Neutral

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