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Top Movers · Commodities

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Leaders

Commodities leading by intraday percent change.
Commodity	Last	Chg
Cocoa	4,143	▲ +9.65%
Brent crude	96.44	▲ +2.10%
Coffee	273.7	▲ +1.15%
Sugar	14.64	▲ +0.41%
Iron ore (proxy: BHP)	84.6	▲ +0.01%

Laggards

Commodities lagging by intraday percent change.
Commodity	Last	Chg
Gold	4,562.2	▼ -0.94%
Iron ore (proxy: BHP)	84.6	▲ +0.01%
Sugar	14.64	▲ +0.41%
Coffee	273.7	▲ +1.15%
Brent crude	96.44	▲ +2.10%

Source: Stooq EOD feed · cached 15 min · iron ore proxied via BHP ADR. Liberia-relevant futures only — no equities feed available for the LSE.

Analysis

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The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

With headline CPI at 10.2% and GDP growth accelerating to 4.3%, the Central Bank of Liberia faces the same tension that defines monetary policy everywhere — only with far fewer tools to manage it.

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Forex

forex

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

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Banking

banking

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

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analysis

The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

With headline CPI at 10.2% and GDP growth accelerating to 4.3%, the Central Bank of Liberia faces the same tension that defines monetary policy everywhere — only with far fewer tools to manage it.

TrueRate Markets Desk·Today

Banking

banking

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

The Liberia Bank for Development and Investment has priced a LRD 500 million subordinated note — roughly $2.6M at current rates — in what bankers say is a landmark for the country's nascent domestic capital market.

TrueRate Finance Desk·Today

Investing

investing

Liberia's Treasury Bill Market Just Went Monthly. For Capital Market Development, It Changes Everything.

The CBL has shifted T-bill auctions from quarterly to monthly issuance, creating a more liquid short-term benchmark yield. The domestic bond market now has the yield curve foundation it has been missing.

TrueRate Markets Desk·Today

Forex

forex

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

Seasonal LRD demand pressure from school fee payments and fuel imports forced the CBL to sell $18M in the interbank market between March 18 and April 1. The intervention worked — but the cost was visible.

TrueRate Markets Desk·Today

Analysis

analysis

The Case for a Liberian Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Never Been Stronger — or More Politically Fraught

Iron ore revenues are rising, reserves are at a 13-year high, and the IMF has cleared the path. Yet Liberia's proposed Resource Development Fund remains stuck in legislative limbo — and the reasons why reveal something uncomfortable about how extractive wealth is governed.

TrueRate Markets Desk·Today

Banking

banking

Ecobank Liberia's NPL Ratio Falls to 8.1% — A Five-Year Low That Still Concerns the CBL

Non-performing loans are down from a 2022 peak of 14.7%. Progress is real, but the CBL's newly published Financial Stability Review flags concentration risk in three sectors that could reverse the improvement.

TrueRate Finance Desk·Today

Investing

investing

The $50M Green Bond Proved Liberia Can Access International Capital. Now It Has to Deploy It Properly.

Liberia's debut sovereign green bond closed 2.4x oversubscribed. Eighteen months later, only 34% of proceeds have been disbursed. The deployment gap is the story investors should be watching.

TrueRate Markets Desk·Today

Forex

forex

The Naira's Steep Fall Is Quietly Reshaping West African Currency Dynamics — and Liberia Is Watching Closely

Nigeria's naira has depreciated over 60% against the dollar in two years. For Liberia, the regional contagion risk is real — but so is an unexpected competitive opportunity in goods and services trade.

TrueRate Trade Desk·Today

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Top Movers · Commodities

The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

Heard on the Street

The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

Liberia's Fiscal Consolidation Is Real — The Counties Paying for It Might Disagree

The Case for a Liberian Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Never Been Stronger — or More Politically Fraught

Who Controls Liberia's Capital? A Map of Where the Investment Money Actually Flows

Liberia's Financial Inclusion Gap Is Closing — The Last Mile Is the Hardest

Banking & Capital

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

Ecobank Liberia's NPL Ratio Falls to 8.1% — A Five-Year Low That Still Concerns the CBL

UBA Liberia Opens a Dedicated SME Lending Desk. The Informal Economy Is Watching.

CBL's New Basel III Roadmap Gives Liberian Banks 18 Months to Raise Capital Ratios

GN Bank Liberia Posts Its First Profitable Quarter Since Its 2023 Recapitalisation

Investing

Liberia's Treasury Bill Market Just Went Monthly. For Capital Market Development, It Changes Everything.

The $50M Green Bond Proved Liberia Can Access International Capital. Now It Has to Deploy It Properly.

Fintech Lender LiberCapital Closes a $4.2M Series A — Liberia's Largest Fintech Raise to Date

Why Global Impact Investors Are Starting to Look at Liberia

Liberia's NASSCORP Pension Reform Is Live. Here's How the New Structure Changes the Investment Landscape.

Macro & Growth

The World Bank Upgraded Liberia's Growth Forecast. Here's What It's Not Telling You.

The IMF Praised Liberia's Fiscal Progress. It Also Left a Long List of Unfinished Business.

The Port of Monrovia Just Had Its Best Quarter in Five Years. Here's Why It Matters.

$680 Million and Rising: The Untold Economic Power of the Liberian Diaspora

Ecobank Liberia Just Posted Its Best Year Since 2018. The CEO Explains How.

Commodities & Futures

ArcelorMittal's $120M Nimba Bet Is the Biggest Wager on Liberia in a Decade

How Firestone Turned Harbel Into Africa's Most Productive Rubber Estate

Palm Oil's Global Price Slump Is Hitting Liberian Producers Hard — and Few Are Prepared

$340 Million in Mining Pledges: Is Liberia Ready to Capture the Value This Time?

Gold at $3,100: Why Liberia's Miners Are Positioned for the Best Year in a Decade

Currencies

Liberia's Currency Is Quietly Winning — Here's the Data Nobody's Talking About

Liberia's Foreign Reserves Hit a 13-Year High. The CBL Says It's No Accident.

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

The Naira's Steep Fall Is Quietly Reshaping West African Currency Dynamics — and Liberia Is Watching Closely

How Hawala Networks Are Reshaping Liberia's Informal FX Market — and What the CBL Thinks of Them

Regulation & Policy

The Man Who Holds Liberia's Interest Rates — And Why He's Not Moving Them

Liberia Just Digitised Its Civil Service Payroll. The Real Test Starts Now.

West Africa's Cross-Border Payment Revolution Is Live — Liberia Has a Seat at the Table

Liberia's Budget Is Under Pressure — and the Mid-Year Review Will Tell Us How Bad

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The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

Liberia's Treasury Bill Market Just Went Monthly. For Capital Market Development, It Changes Everything.

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

The Case for a Liberian Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Never Been Stronger — or More Politically Fraught

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The $50M Green Bond Proved Liberia Can Access International Capital. Now It Has to Deploy It Properly.

The Naira's Steep Fall Is Quietly Reshaping West African Currency Dynamics — and Liberia Is Watching Closely

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Top Movers · Commodities

The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

The CBL Spent $18M Defending the LRD in Two Weeks — The Exchange Rate Held. Reserves Took a Hit.

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

Heard on the Street

The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.

Liberia's Fiscal Consolidation Is Real — The Counties Paying for It Might Disagree

The Case for a Liberian Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Never Been Stronger — or More Politically Fraught

Who Controls Liberia's Capital? A Map of Where the Investment Money Actually Flows

Liberia's Financial Inclusion Gap Is Closing — The Last Mile Is the Hardest

Banking & Capital

LBDI's LRD 500M Capital Raise Is the Largest Domestic Bond Issuance in Liberia's History

Ecobank Liberia's NPL Ratio Falls to 8.1% — A Five-Year Low That Still Concerns the CBL

UBA Liberia Opens a Dedicated SME Lending Desk. The Informal Economy Is Watching.

CBL's New Basel III Roadmap Gives Liberian Banks 18 Months to Raise Capital Ratios

GN Bank Liberia Posts Its First Profitable Quarter Since Its 2023 Recapitalisation

Investing

Liberia's Treasury Bill Market Just Went Monthly. For Capital Market Development, It Changes Everything.

The $50M Green Bond Proved Liberia Can Access International Capital. Now It Has to Deploy It Properly.

Fintech Lender LiberCapital Closes a $4.2M Series A — Liberia's Largest Fintech Raise to Date

Why Global Impact Investors Are Starting to Look at Liberia