MARKET NEWS

March 19 UK pay growth sinks to five-year low as younger workers hit by hiring slowdown - THE GUARDIAN March 19 Pound lower ahead of Bank of England meeting - YAHOO FINANCE March 19 BoC holds interest rate, but warns of downstream effects of Iran war - BLOOMBERG March 19 Pound lower ahead of Bank of England interest rate decision - YAHOO FINANCE March 19 Oil prices soar following strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East - YAHOO FINANCE March 19 Recapitalised banks key to Nigeria’s $1tn economy push – Cardoso - PUNCH March 19 Gold And Silver Prices Hit One-Month Lows—Here’s Why Iran War Isn’t Raising Metals Pr... (read more) March 19 Nigeria’s Hard-Won Inflation Gains Threatened by War in Iran - BLOOMBERG March 19 Africa’s fuel supply hit by Middle East crisis - PUNCH March 18 Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike - BBC March 18 Naira Hits Highest Level In One Month - CHANNELS TV March 18 $100 Oil Could Deliver $63 Billion Cash Surge to U.S. Shale - OILPRICE.COM March 18 Currencies tread water as a cooling oil rally calms markets - REUTERS March 18 Dollar holds losses as risk appetite flickers ahead of central bank meetings - REUTERS March 18 Bank of Canada expected to hold interest rates steady, amid daunting set of economic ... (read more) March 18 Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring ... (read more) March 18 Blackout chaos at Lagos airport after cable damage - PUNCH March 18 FG ends Customs’ 7% FAAC deduction policy - PUNCH March 18 Gold Falls to One-Month Low With Focus on Outlook for US Rates - BLOOMBERG March 18 Canada's housing market stays 'quiet' in February as new listings decline - FINANCIAL POST March 18 Naira slips 1,385/$ amid Middle East tension - PUNCH March 18 Traders Rethink Fed Rates Outlook as Growth Worries Build - BLOOMBERG March 18 Naira holds gains as rising oil prices support FX market - BUSINESSDAY March 18 Moody's says a US recession is increasingly 'hard to avoid' amid Iran war - EURONEWS March 18 Naira gains at least N13 against dollar in official FX market - NIGERIAN TRIBUNE March 18 Naira rises to N1,403 in parallel market - VANGUARD March 18 Refineries spend N5.7tn on foreign oil despite naira-for-crude policy - PUNCH March 18 Nigerians seek pricing relief as naira-for-crude fails to stop petrol price hike - ICIR March 18 Naira holds steady at N1,400/$ in parallel market - PUNCH March 18 Naira Gains as Import Payments Ease, Reserves Cross $50bn - DAILY TIMES