- NGX to Introduce Volume-Based Price Rules in Major Market Reform
- FX Spread Surges as Naira Depreciates Across FX Markets
- U.S. Consumer Momentum Slows as Inflation Squeezes Incomes
- Burundi Economy Improves, Inflation Sinks to 8.6% from 45% – IMF
- United Nations Urges Africa to Boost Domestic Funding
- US Dollar Hits 1-Year High on US Fed Hawkish Rates Bets
- Nigerian Exchange Sheds N2.18trn as Dangote Companies Dip
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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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