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18 January 2025
The IMF has raised its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.2% this year, the highest since 2021. But Africa's markets enter the new year with a series of known headwinds to consider, from Donald Trump's proposed policies to the impact of China's economic struggles.
So what will define the economic picture? Citi's chief Africa economist David Cowan discusses the outlook with Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja.
16 January 2025
Tens of billions of dollars of gold are illegally smuggled out of Africa each year. Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers, has seen the impact of that illegal mining. While the vast majority of world’s gold comes from large mining companies like Newmont, Barrick Gold and Agnico Eagle, gold is also a source of income for millions of small artisanal miners, a source of revenue for many African governments and the cause of human rights violations and environmental degradation. And gold prices are surging. In January 2024, spot gold rose to more than $2,600 an ounce. U.S. gold futures have seen similar levels. One reason for that growth, in difficult economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. So what do investors need to know about how gold is sourced, and will the price continue to soar?
NBC's Zinhle Essamuah traveled to Ghana to find out what impact illegal mining is having in Africa and the global gold trade.
18 January 2025
CNN's Will Ripley reports on Chinese Vice President Han Zeng making the historic move to attend president-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration and how it underscores Trump's popularity among the Chinese public.
Then, CNN's Fareed Zakaria discusses the relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping and where Elon Musk's influence comes to play.
17 January 2025
Iran and Russia are expected to sign a major new strategic partnership treaty during a visit to Moscow by Iran's president. Masoud Pezeshkian has been holding talks with President Vladimir Putin before signing the deal. The Kremlin says it covers areas from trade and military cooperation to science, education and culture. Both sides are looking to deepen their relations in the face of Western sanctions.
17 January 2025
Founder and CEO of Spear Invest Ivana Delevska shares her hot stock picks in AI trades.
17 October 2025
Tariffs are at the center of former President Donald Trump’s economic plan. He wants to put across-the-board 60% tariffs on everything from China and 10%-20% on everything else from the rest of the world. It’s an extreme trade policy that he wants to use to generate revenue to cut taxes. But how would they work? WSJ explains how tariffs work and what Trump’s proposals would do.
17 January 2025
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17 January 2025
European stocks gained, with miners boosted by a report of M&A talks between two of the sector’s biggest names.
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to release an executive order elevating crypto as a policy priority and giving industry insiders a voice within his administration, according to people familiar with the plans. SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities.
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