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Leaders

Commodities leading by daily percent change.
Commodity	Last	Chg
Iron ore (proxy: BHP)	82.17	▲ +2.83%
Gold	4,122.2	▼ -0.45%
Brent crude	75.72	▼ -0.76%
Sugar	14.86	▼ -1.72%
Coffee	334.65	▼ -3.81%

Laggards

Commodities lagging by daily percent change.
Commodity	Last	Chg
Cocoa	6,017	▼ -6.79%
Coffee	334.65	▼ -3.81%
Sugar	14.86	▼ -1.72%
Brent crude	75.72	▼ -0.76%
Gold	4,122.2	▼ -0.45%

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

Interest Rates · CBL

Industry-average banking rates and CBL policy rate, monthly.

Liberia interest rates by type and currency.
Rate	LRD	USD
Policy Rate (MPR)	16.25%	—
Lending	13.11%	—
Personal Loan	16.16%	—
Mortgage	14.43%	—
Time Deposit	3.67%	—
Savings	1.94%	—
CDs	3.43%	—

Policy Rate Trend

Source: · monthly industry average · as of 2026-05

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· Interest rates, money supply, and government debt figures are sourced from the Central Bank of Liberia’s statistical warehouse and synced daily. Interest rates reflect industry-average banking rates; money supply covers reserve money (monetary base) and broad money (M2); debt is broken into domestic and external components via the Ministry of Finance.
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