Here’s your Forex & Global Economics daily digest 📊. Stay ahead of FX markets, macro trends, and African economic news.
- 🇳🇬 Naira depreciation widens exchange rate gap as traders cite speculation, liquidity issues – Nairametrics
- 🇳🇬 Naira strengthens to N1,348/$ as dollar hits six-week low – Nairametrics
- 🇳🇬 Services sector drives lending as industry credit contracts in one month
- 🇳🇬 Providus Bank introduces T2T programme to scale SMEs into global trade
- 🇳🇬 IMF says Africa faces growth downgrade amid Middle East war – African Business
- 🇳🇬 The Africa We Build summit and Kenya’s bold infrastructure blueprint – African Business
- 🇳🇬 US lawmaker asks Tinubu to redeploy Matawalle, cites ‘red flags’ in security report – TheCable
- 🇳🇬 FULL LIST: Dangote is only Nigerian on TIME 100 most influential people list for 2026 – TheCable
- Dollar sheds bulk of Iran war premium, but few expect a sharper drop – Reuters
- Dollar hovers near six-week lows as investors bet on Iran peace deal – Reuters
- Submit your questions to Alphaville on the US economy
- Singapore tightens monetary policy as energy shock hits Asia
- Global Investors Boost Dollar-Hedging Ratio to Two-Year High – Bloomberg.com
- Katayama Says Bessent to Visit Japan in May, Warns on Currency – Bloomberg.com
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- World Bank Group – International Development, Poverty and Sustainability – World Bank
- World Bank Group Launches Initiative to Improve Water Security for 1 Billion People – World Bank
- IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review under Argentina’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement – International Monetary Fund | IMF
- World Economic Outlook (April 2026) – Real GDP growth – International Monetary Fund | IMF
- African Development Fund approves 1.7 billion CFA francs to boost private sector competitiveness across WAEMU countries – African Development Bank Group
- 2026 Annual Meetings: African Development Bank Group boosts co-financing to scale up investments across Africa – African Development Bank Group
- Oil: Ceasefire hopes keep prices steady – Danske Bank
- EUR/USD stands above 1.1800 amid hopes of new peace talks in Iran
- Bitcoin Analysis Today: BTC Holds Bullish Structure as Path Toward $80K Remains in Play
- Goldman Sachs pushes back timing of ECB rate hikes for this year by a little
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria may hit 2.3 million bpd oil output by 2030 – Austin Avuru – Nairametrics
- 🇳🇬 AI reshapes financial reporting, raises risks to market trust
- 🇳🇬 2027: I’ll end cycle of APC governance in Lagos, says PDP guber hopeful – TheCable
- Japan, US agree to strengthen communication on exchange rates – Reuters
That’s a wrap on forex and economics today 🌍. Which currency pair or macro trend are you watching?
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