Economic Growth but No Jobs – Africa Achilles heel
Historically there has been a lot of news on economic growth across the globe but more so on the Africa. On average the GDP of countries in Africa grew at 4% per annum from the year 2010. This has led to a forage of investment from developing countries all wanting a piece of the AfricanContinue reading “Economic Growth but No Jobs – Africa Achilles heel”
Interest Rates? Central Banks Wrench
We have covered a lot of basic economic ground over the last few months. We have looked at Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Employment, Inflation, Currencies and Credit ratings. This month we will touch on two more fundamental economic items which are key to building a strong “what does it mean” base and these are interestContinue reading “Interest Rates? Central Banks Wrench”
US adds 266k Non Farm Jobs in April
Today we take a dive into some of the economic news and using the skills we have learnt in the previous blogs, let us see if we can make heads or tails on what it means for you. We will combine skills from US non farm pay jobs and US dollar index blogs. As aContinue reading “US adds 266k Non Farm Jobs in April”
Inflation
Coming on the heels of our discussion on the strengthening of the US dollar where we concluded with the statement that life might become expensive, well the latest economic news hitting the buzz is inflation going up in the US, Eurozone area and globally and on this blog post we look at what it meansContinue reading “Inflation”
What Does a Strengthening US Dollar Mean- THE US DOLLAR INDEX
There is a lot that has been going on globally, and there is a little trend that could have easily slipped by the radar. The US dollar has been strengthening since the beginning of March 2021, against its largest trading partners excluding China. In the year 1973 the US federal reserve created a US dollarContinue reading “What Does a Strengthening US Dollar Mean- THE US DOLLAR INDEX”
Africa Sovereign Debt Ratings Downgrades
Welcome back and thank you for the continued support. In today’s post, we look at sovereign credit ratings downgrades for African countries the latest one being Kenya. A sovereign credit rating is when an independent organization provides an assessment on the ability of a government to repay its debt after looking at various issues suchContinue reading “Africa Sovereign Debt Ratings Downgrades”
US Non- Farm Jobs
Today we look at the latest economic data that has been released, which is the US Non-Farm payroll data for the month of February. The US Non-Farm payroll is data that shows employment statistics growth or decline in the construction, goods, and manufacturing sectors. According to the US bureau of Statistics the US added 379,000Continue reading “US Non- Farm Jobs”
GDP? What does it mean
Welcome back as I highlighted in the previous blog, having and using information is very important to be able to navigate the world of personal finances. The key to thriving investments or financial decisions is to understand that you are not an island and you live within an economic environment and whatever that happens toContinue reading “GDP? What does it mean”
Introduction to What Does it mean?
Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Reginald Kadzutu, a Zimbabwean living in Kenya. Growing up in these two countries my heart has been drawn to the never ending cycles of poverty and financial destitution amongst the population. There are many reasons for this, ranging from corruption, misallocation of resources, disease, civil strife, repressiveContinue reading “Introduction to What Does it mean?”
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