One year after President Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement, global trade remains fractured. The S&P 500 has lagged global peers.…
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Kenya breaks diesel record — EPRA hikes price to KSh 206.84/litre, East Africa braces for knock-on costs
Kenya has broken its diesel price record. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has raised diesel by KSh 40…
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World Bank warns fuel and food shocks threaten Africa’s hard-won inflation gains — Hormuz blockade hits import-dependent economies first
The World Bank’s April 2026 Africa Economic Update carries a warning that cuts against most of the continent’s recent progress:…
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JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citi and BlackRock all report today — the most concentrated financial reporting day of the year
Tuesday 14 April 2026 is the single most concentrated financial-sector reporting day of the year. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup,…
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Wall Street’s biggest banks kick off Q1 earnings — Goldman reports today as the ‘fee machine’ roars back to life
The biggest U.S. banks begin reporting first-quarter 2026 earnings today, with Goldman Sachs leading off on Monday and JPMorgan Chase…
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Oil surges past $103 a barrel as US announces naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
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Mobile money in Africa is now bigger than Visa. Mastercard just noticed.
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Every African airline fails. Ethiopian Airlines keeps winning. The reason is heretical.
For 30 years the IMF told Africa to privatise its airlines. Nigeria Airways is gone. South African Airways is bankrupt.…
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Why Ghana Keeps Being First — For Better and Worse
First to gain independence. First to issue a Eurobond. First to hit debt distress. Now one of the first to…
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Kim Jong Un’s Teenage Daughter Can Now Be Viewed as North Korea’s Heir — Seoul Spy Agency
South Korea's spy agency says Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has completed successor training and can now be viewed as…
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