INFLATION WATCH – AUGUST 2021
Nigeria’s Headline Inflation Figures: Recovery Momentum The annual inflation rate in Nigeria eased for the fifth straight month, down to 17.01% in August 2021 (from 17.38%, the previous month), and matching Bloomberg consensus estimate of 17.00%. It is…
Re: FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 15 September 2021
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirmed in its monthly report, the nation’s fifth consecutive month of disinflation, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation settling at 17.01% year-on-year in August 2021 vs 17.38% recorded…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 14 September 2021
Banking system liquidity opened with a deficit of ca ₦94.47 billion today, lower than previous day’s opening deficit of ca ₦15.07 billion, despite inflows from Open Market Operations (OMO) maturities of ca ₦38.00 billion. However, the Open Buy Back (OBB)…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 13 September 2021
today, lower than Friday’s opening of ca ₦7.44 billion. However, the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON) rates trended higher to settle at 14.50% and 14.75% from 14.00% and 14.50% respectively, the previous day.
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 10 September 2021
FIXED INCOME MARKET Money Markets Banking system liquidity opened at ca ₦7.44 billion today, a slight improvement from yesterday’s deficit balance of ca -₦13.78 billion. However, the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON) rates trended higher to settle…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 09 September 2021
FIXED INCOME MARKET Money Markets Banking system liquidity improved slightly today, opening with a deficit of ca -₦13.78 billion today, better than the previous day’s opening of ca -₦92.05 billion. Nonetheless, the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON)…
Monthly Financial Market Update – August 2021
Macroeconomic Review: Nigeria’s GDP expands 5.01% Y-o-Y in Q2:2021… Highest Rate since 2014 Nigeria’s Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.01% in Q2:2021, reflecting the third consecutive quarter of growth, supported by the gradual return of…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 08 September 2021
FIXED INCOME MARKET Money Markets System liquidity is expected to be relatively stable at c.N200bn, despite the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON) rates trending higher to settle at 8.83% and 9.33% from 7.00% and 7.25% respectively, the previous…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 07 September 2021
FIXED INCOME MARKET Money Markets Liquidity in the banking system improved today (buoyed by OMO maturities of ₦50bn), opening with a balance of ca ₦212.74 billion, higher than the previous day’s opening of ca ₦169.91 billion. Thus, the Open Buy Back…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 06 September 2021
FIXED INCOME MARKET Money Markets System Liquidity opened the first trading day of the week with a balance of ca ₦169.91 billion, lower than the Friday’s opening of ca ₦393.10 billion. Nonetheless, the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON) rates…
