MARKET NEWS

May 22 OPS faults MPC over 27.5% interest rate - PUNCH May 22 Oil prices fall on news that US-Iran will hold nuclear talks - REUTERS May 22 CBN retains 27.50% interest rate again - PUNCH May 22 Oil prices little changed as surprise US inventory builds cap gains - REUTERS May 22 FG tasks new AMCON board on bad loans - PUNCH May 22 FG tasks new AMCON board on bad loans - PUNCH May 22 US dollar slides on budget bill concerns, weak 20-year bond auction - REUTERS May 22 South African rand near five-month high before Trump meeting May 22 Angola holds key rate for sixth straight meeting - REUTERS May 22 US dollar skids on concerns about implications of Trump tax bill - REUTERS May 22 South Africa wants $100 a barrel oil before selling more crude stocks - REUTERS May 22 Ghana's central bank to assess interest rate impact on inflation, says governor - REUTERS May 22 Petrol price jumps 76% in one year – NBS - PUNCH May 22 Nigeria's Dangote refinery agrees to export polypropylene with Vinmar - REUTERS May 22 Dollar swoons on fiscal worries, bitcoin extends record rally - REUTERS May 22 South African rand near five-month high before budget, Trump meeting - REUTERS May 22 NECA warns against overreliance on monetary tools - PUNCH May 22 Bitcoin Rally Takes Largest Token Past $111,000 for First Time - BLOOMBERG May 22 Oil prices rise on reports of Israel potentially attacking Iran - YAHOO FINANCE May 22 Naira gains after CBN interest rate hold - BUSINESSDAY May 21 FG to auction 753 duplexes seized from Emefiele - PUNCH May 21 Bitcoin rises to new record high, eclipses January top - REUTERS May 21 Weaker dollar, geopolitical uncertainty push gold to one-week high - REUTERS May 21 Bad week for bonds - REUTERS May 21 Fidelity Bank denies bankruptcy rumours - THE GUARDIAN May 21 Gold hits over one-week high on weaker dollar, US fiscal concerns - REUTERS May 21 Rupee’s inert reaction to dollar drop confuses bankers; outflows flagged - REUTERS May 21 CBN keeps interest rate at 27.5%, cites inflation slowdown, FX reforms - THE GUARDIAN May 21 ECA, Japan partner on digitalisation to boost intra-African trade - THE GUARDIAN May 21 Fed comments weigh on dollar, set stage for slight rupee upside - REUTERS