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The government will raise ¢2.78 billion via Treasury bills this week on the Treasury market. This is coming after weeks of oversubscription of Treasury bills at reduced prices. The funds will be raised via the 91-day and 182-day…

Brent crude oil prices sank back below the $80 threshold on Tuesday as the markets remained unsteady following the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. The price of the Brent crude oil benchmark fell below to $79.00 on Tuesday morning in…

Players in the Agribusiness sector are urging the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country to profile the investment avenues within their jurisdiction to attract investors. According to the…

Plastic waste dumps, says Prof Erwin Reisner, could be the oil fields of the future. "Effectively, plastic is another form of fossil fuel," says Prof Reisner, who is professor of energy and sustainability at the University of…

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs. It will be the second wave of mass redundancies from the tech giant, which laid off 11,000 employees last November. Meta…

With Ghana's economy in a crunch these days, buying a brand-new car doesn’t seem all that viable for most people. Instead, many are turning to the used car market where a better bargain could be potentially struck. Considering the…

As the old saying goes, “one man’s crisis is another’s opportunity.” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions and ruined trade relationships with the U.S. and Europe represent a tremendous crisis. But for the country’s…

The 50-day implied volatility rate of oil jumped some 16% amidst the ongoing chaos surrounding the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank, the most since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.  - With U.S. headline CPI coming in at 6% in…

Banks are pushing their funds into treasury securities as an alternative to lending to businesses and households. This is reflected in the continuous over subscription of treasury bills (T-Bills) in spite of a fall in the rate from an…

Monetary theory in economics has consisted of various schools of thought rather than a single unified model. Each of these schools emphasizes different forces that drive inflation and recommends a distinct policy response. Different…