When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called "star" variables to help with their predictions. What do we mean by star variables?

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that the country’s inflation rate will moderate to 12.94 per cent in 2026, largely driven by declining prices of food items and Premium Motor Spirit ...

Prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel was slashed on Thursday, following months of hikes as state-owned oil marketing companies carried out their monthly price revisions in line with ...

OTTAWA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Ahead of the Bank of Canada's rates decision on December 10, Governing Council agreed it was hard to predict whether its next move would be a hike or cut, according to ...

Unemployment in Finland soared to the highest level seen this century as the economy remains stuck in a self-reinforcing negative cycle. The trend jobless rate, adjusted to eliminate seasonal ...

Gold hits all-time high of $4,441.92/oz Silver hits record high of $69.44/oz Platinum at over 17-year high Palladium hits near three-year high Dec 22 (Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 2% to a record ...