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Oil Price Volatility, FPI Concerns Threaten FX Outlook – Analysts

Oil Price Volatility, FPI Concerns Threaten FX Outlook – Analysts

Despite Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves still providing a buffer of more than 8.15 months of import cover, well above the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recommended minimum of three months, analysts at Coronation Asset Management have raised red flags over the sustainability of this position. In a newly released Economic and Financial Insight, the firm

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Market panic mounts as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs

Market panic mounts as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs

Wall Street was bracing for significant losses at the start of the week over US President Donald Trump ’s punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, as oil prices plummeted at the weekend even with countries seeking compromise. Trump has remained defiant since unleashing the blitz of tariffs on stunned nations around the world

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Rupee rises 34 paise to 84.96 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Rupee rises 34 paise to 84.96 against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange, the Rupee opened at 85.07 against the greenback, then gained ground and touched 84.96, up 34 paise from its previous close. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Rupee appreciated 34 paise to 84.96 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (April 4, 2025), as the greenback’s broad-based weakness following

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