Ghana: Over 100 shops destroyed in fire at market in Accra
One of Ghana’s biggest markets has been gutted by fire. In a devastating start to the year for traders at Kantomanto market in Accra, over 100 shops and all within were destroyed…
Signs of life in London’s housing market
Miles Shipside, commercial director at RightMove, discusses London’s housing market and where the biggest gains are being seen.…
Nigeria’s July inflation slows to 11.08%: A look at the markets
Nigeria’s July inflation dipped for the second consecutive month to 11.08 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will hold…
Alibaba and Tencent bid for comeback after $140 Billion wipeout
China’s two largest companies have lost a combined $140 billion in market value since the escalation of the trade war in May. As Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. report…
Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade
From September 2021, Singapore will ban local sales of ivory, removing a key end-market for the valuable material. Some 100 African elephants are estimated to be killed each day by poachers who…
Trade war roils commodities from oil to gold to iron Ore
Oil advanced for the first time this week after Saudi Arabia signaled it's taking steps to stabilize the market, which has been rocked by the escalating U.S.-China trade war. Bloomberg's Alix Steel,…
What to watch next week
Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro sat down with TD’s Priya Misra, JPMorgan’s Oksana Aronov and Robert Tipp of PGIM Fixed Income to preview next weeks market moving events.…
Draghi on deck
Bloomberg Real Yield focuses on global issues and events that directly affect debt markets: Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro sat down with Lisa Hornby of Schroders, Gershon Distenfeld of AllianceBernstein and Invesco’s Noelle Corum…
South Koreans boycott Japan beer in brewing trade row
South Korean citizens boycott Japanese products. Some market owners refuse to sell Japanese products such as beer and cigarettes, and citizens protest against the Japanese government and their restrictions.…
Nigeria’s H2 money market outlook
System liquidity in Nigeria’s money market opened the second half of the year at 485.64 billion naira due to inflows from June 2019 bond maturities. Steve Osho, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners…
Deepening Nigeria’s capital markets
Rating agencies see Nigeria's increasingly deep domestic capital markets as a credit strength. Jumoke Olaniyan, Vice President for Market Architecture at FMDQ Securities Exchange joins CNBC Africa to discuss how collaborations can…