Nigeria’s Eurobond yields edged higher last week as investors reassessed risk across emerging markets following renewed signals that US interest rates could remain elevated for longer, increasing pressure on frontier-market debt, including Nigeria’s. According to Meristem Securities, average yields on Nigerian Eurobonds rose by 7 basis points to 6.93 percent from 6.86 percent in the previous week, reflecting broad-based selloffs across tracked instruments. The investment firm attributed the movement to the US Federal Reserve’s decision to
Nigeria’s Eurobond yields edged higher last week as investors reassessed risk across emerging markets following renewed signals that US interest rates could remain elevated for longer, increasing pressure on frontier-market debt, including Nigeria’s. According to Meristem Securities, average yields on Nigerian Eurobonds rose by 7 basis points to 6.93 percent from 6.86 percent in the previous week, reflecting broad-based selloffs across tracked instruments. The investment firm attributed the movement to the US Federal Reserve’s decision to