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Pound stays below N1,850 as traders brace for US inflation data

The Naira remained range-bound against the British pound, settling at N1,843/£1 as midweek official market trading opened. The post Pound stays below N1,850 as traders brace for US inflation data appeared first on Nairametrics .

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