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Rally May Stall For Thai Stock Market

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting more than 20 points or 1.4 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,580-point plateau although it may ebb on Monday.

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Relief as Banking Sector Lending Rate to Businesses Drop to 29.19%

Kayode Tokede Amidst outcry by businesses in Nigeria over the high cost of borrowing, the banking sector average maximum lending rate closed August 2026 at 29.20 per cent, about 3.96

  • Nigerian banking sector lending rate to businesses drops to 29.19%
  • Central Bank of Nigeria reduced Monetary Policy Rate to 26.50%
  • Banks like Stanbic IBTC, Ecobank, and FCMB had highest rates

Credit to Private Sector Hits N84.55tn as Government Credit Falls N7.7tn

Nume Ekeghe Credit to the private sector rose for the third consecutive month in August, climbing to N84.55 trillion, as lending to government fell for the third straight month to

  • Private sector credit rose to N84.55tn in August, up 1.35% from July
  • Government credit fell to N32.70tn, down 19.02% from previous month
  • Currency in circulation increased by N53.6bn, up 10.44% year-on-year

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s misguided adventure are impossible to ignore.

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