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Tinubu asks Finance Minister to update Nigerians on administration’s progress

Daily Trust

Tinubu asks Finance Minister to update Nigerians on administration’s progress

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled the Federal Government’s “Reforms Scorecard,” an initiative aimed at providing Nigerians with an account of the impact, costs and gains of the economic reforms introduced by his administration since…

Daily Trust

Russian government to help restore logistics, warehouses after Ukrainian attacks — Putin

According to the Russian president, another area of focus is the construction of power grids

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Today's guests: Truist CIO and Chief Market Strategist Keith Lerner. (Source: Bloomberg)

Putin stresses need to strengthen Russia’s sovereignty

The president highlighted that Russia was already implementing a plan for structural changes in the economy

RBI Panel Watches Inflation as One Member Eyes Hike This Year

India’s policymakers opted to wait for more clarity on inflation before changing interest rates even as one of them saw a case for a hike later in the year, minutes of the central bank’s Aug. 3-5 meeting showed Wednesday.

IN BRIEF: Putin’s key statements at Council for National Projects meeting

IN BRIEF: Putin’s key statements at Council for National Projects meeting

Boosting investment activity is the primary condition for economic growth in Russia, the head of state said

When the Bond Market Speaks, People Listen, TD's Goldberg Says

Gennadiy Goldberg, TD Securities head of US rates strategy, says interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could help flatten the yield curve. But he believes the Fed is going to try and hold rates steady. He speaks on "Bloomberg…

Merck, Moderna Melanoma Vaccine Study Succeeds

Merck and Moderna announced positive results from a large late-stage trial of their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, which significantly reduced the recurrence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Madison Muller reports on…

Pressure on bonds abates as Treasury announces buybacks. What may come next.

MarketWatch

Pressure on bonds abates as Treasury announces buybacks. What may come next.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will more than double the size of government-debt buybacks, sending yields sharply lower and stocks higher at the market open.

MarketWatch

Hedge funds are about to jump into prediction markets in a big way

CNBC

Hedge funds are about to jump into prediction markets in a big way

Cantor Fitzgerald will be one of the first investment firms providing its clients institutional trading on prediction market platform Kalshi.

CNBC

Singapore plans tax, visa incentives to boost fund industry

South China Morning Post

Singapore plans tax, visa incentives to boost fund industry

Singapore will introduce tax exemptions on profits earned by fund managers and make it easier for investment professionals to obtain visas as it seeks to head off growing competition in the asset management sector, the central bank has…

South China Morning Post

Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day

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