Author: Julius Alagbe
Julius Alagbe
Julius Alagbe is a senior financial journalist and Editor at MarketForces Africa with nearly two decades of experience in finance, accounting, and economics reporting.He is one of Nigeria's most prolific financial market reporters, covering capital markets, monetary policy, corporate earnings, banking, telecoms, and macroeconomic developments across Africa.Julius has built a strong footprint reporting on Nigeria's leading corporates and financial services sector, including coverage of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Central Bank of Nigeria monetary operations, MTN Nigeria, GTCO, and major investment banking transactions.He regularly monitors the CBN’s open market operations, interbank FX markets, and equity market movements, providing readers with real-time intelligence on Nigeria’s financial landscape.His reporting draws on direct access to institutional research from firms including Moody’s Ratings, CardinalStone Securities, Fitch, and other leading African investment houses.Julius brings analytical depth and editorial rigour to every story, making complex financial data accessible to professionals, investors, and policymakers across Africa.Julius Alagbe is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Ripple (XRP) bottomed out amid sell-offs, with the price falling to $1.35 on Friday, closely tracking a broader market decline primarily driven by macro headwinds pressuring risk assets.
South African rand (ZAR) trades soft against the US dollar, Euro, and British pound on Friday as the gold rally eases amid US-Iran peace deal negotiations.
Nigerian Eurobonds rallied in international markets as investor sentiment improved after midweek sell-offs in US dollar-denominated sovereign notes.
Nigerian Treasury Bills Rally after Midweek Rates Swing The Nigerian Treasury bills rallied in the secondary market after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made a slight adjustment to spot rates at the midweek auction. Trading activities at the secondary market ended on a bullish note on Thursday, with average yields at the mid and long segments of the curve declining by 4bps and 3bps, respectively. Yields contracted as lost bids at the midweek auction filtered into the secondary market. The market recorded buying interest in Nigerian Treasury bills with maturities of 25-MAR (-31 bps), 5-NOV (-15 bps), and 3-DEC…
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The Nigerian local currency, naira, climbed against the US dollar at the Nigerian foreign exchange market (NFEM) amid improved hard-currency liquidity.
Unilever Nigeria, International Breweries and other risers drove the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) All-share index (ASI) higher by 5 basis points on Thursday.
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Hyperliquid (HYPEUSD) gained about 15% to $57.12, as crypto data indicate that exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surpassed the number of tokens burned.