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NIGERIA IN BRIEF: Yobe, Ogun has highest food inflation, Rivers lawmakers reunite, Supreme Court orders Lamido, sons to resume trial and other news

January 16, 2026

Yobe, Ogun top states with the highest food inflation rate in 2025 https://businessday.ng/business-economy/article/yobe-ogun-top-states-with-the-highest-food-inflation-rate-in-2025/ Yobe topped Nigeria’s food inflation…

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BOJ set to hold policy rate steady at January meeting

January 16, 2026

Bank of Japan Growth upgrade likely as government measures bolster spending and capital investment Bank of Japan Gov.…

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Exclusive: South Korea's $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, finmin says

January 16, 2026

South Korea’s $350-bln package pushed beyond first halfSlumping won pressures efforts to advance U.S. deal plansS.Korea plans to…

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World's largest tourism economy sees fewer foreign visitors in 2025

January 16, 2026

By Reuters &nbspJanuary 15, 2026 | 07:32 pm PT Tourists look at the Colorado River from Glen Canyon…

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Eurozone industrial production on the rise | snaps

January 16, 2026

Industrial production experienced a wild ride in 2025. First, it saw a significant boost from the lacklustre levels…

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Germany August industrial production -4.3% vs -1.0% m/m expected - investingLive

January 16, 2026

Prior +2.3%HICP +2.0% vs +2.0% y/y prelimPrior +2.6% In terms of headline annual inflation, the December reading is…

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Survey: Regional rural economies treading water amid some recession concerns

January 16, 2026

The overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed above growth neutral 50.0 for January, according to the latest monthly…

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Why this could be final nail in coffin for an industry that was once pride of UK's economy | Money News

January 16, 2026

Much has come and gone in Britain’s industrial history. The cotton mills of Manchester, the coal mines up…

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Food Inflation Gets Hot, but Not Every Item: A Look at Beef, Chicken, Coffee, Eggs, Dairy, Fruit & Vegetables, “Other Foods”

January 16, 2026

CPI for “Food at home” jumped in December and is up 30% since January 2020. The CPI for…

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Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’ | Industrial policy

January 16, 2026

Tens of thousands of jobs could be lost if the UK’s clean energy supply chains were to suffer…

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China’s state iron ore buyer flexes muscles

January 16, 2026

The EU is proposing a new way to allow Ukraine to join the bloc, and it was the…

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UK August CPI +3.8% vs +3.8% y/y expected

January 16, 2026

Mind you, this has been an ongoing issue since late 2023 already. And when the ONS could not…

NIGERIA IN BRIEF: Yobe, Ogun has highest food inflation, Rivers lawmakers reunite, Supreme Court orders Lamido, sons to resume trial and other news

BOJ set to hold policy rate steady at January meeting

Exclusive: South Korea’s $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, finmin says

World’s largest tourism economy sees fewer foreign visitors in 2025

Eurozone industrial production on the rise | snaps

Germany December final CPI +1.8% vs +1.8% y/y prelim

Regional rural economies treading water amid some recession concerns

Why this could be final nail in coffin for an industry that was once pride of UK’s economy | Money News

Food Inflation Gets Hot, but Not Every Item: A Look at Beef, Chicken, Coffee, Eggs, Dairy, Fruit & Vegetables, “Other Foods”

Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’ | Industrial policy

China’s state iron ore buyer flexes muscles

UK statistics office evaluates potential delay to its overhauled jobs survey – report