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Gold Price Spikes as U.S Bond Yields Peak Gold closed higher on Friday even as United States (U.S) bond yields rose to the highest in more than three years ahead of expected rate hikes from the United States (U.S) Federal Reserve. Federal Market Open Committee (FOMC) minutes for March indicate a decision to reduce Fed’s balance sheet by $95 billion per month, signalling a hawkish tilt as the market anticipates a 50 basis points hike. Meanwhile, commodities prices are adjusting downward, albeit slow, gold price has been moderately affected, though it had peaked after Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. Market data…

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NGX Lost N114bn as Investors Unload Stocks The Nigerian bourse dipped by N114 billion in the just concluded week after the stock market lost more than N231 billion in the previous week as investors trade exits. Buying sentiment has dropped drastically in the first quarter of 2022 amidst macroeconomic pressures driven by high inflation and weak local currency. Again, massive selloffs in the local market dragged the Nigerian Exchange All-share Index (NGX-ASI) downward 0.5 per cent to close at 46,631.46 points. Thus, year to date return moderated to 9.2% from 9.7% in the prior week. Overall, the Nigerian equity market…

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