GLOBAL MARKETS

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia NVDA.O took a hit from U.S. curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a tit-for-tat global trade war, while gold hit a record and the dollar stayed under pressure.nL4N3QT1PWMKTS/GLOB

WORLD OIL PRICES

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, as shifting U.S. tariff policies fuelled uncertainty, prompting traders to weigh the potential impact of the U.S.-China trade war on economic growth and energy demand.nL1N3QU03JO/R

EMERGING MARKETS

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AFRICA STOCKS

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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS

The South African rand retreated on Tuesday after the country's central bank warned in a biannual review that the scope for monetary policy easing had narrowed because of global economic uncertainty.nL1N3QT0MF

NIGERIA INFLATION

Nigeria's headline consumer inflation NGCPIY=ECI edged up to 24.23% year-on-year in March from 23.18% in February, its statistics agency said on Tuesday.nL8N3QT151

NIGERIA PETROLEUM

Nigeria plans to establish a national strategic petroleum products stockpile this year to safeguard its economy against disruptions in the international market, the petroleum products regulator said at a press briefing on Tuesday.nL1N3QT0MP

KENYA MARKETS

Kenya's shilling KES= was little changed against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed.nL8N3QT0E9

TULLOW OIL KENYA

West Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil TLW.L said on Tuesday it would sell its assets in Kenya to Gulf Energy Ltd for at least $120 million as it works to reduce its debt.nL4N3QT0QH

TANZANIA POLITICS

Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA said on Tuesday its disqualification from elections due later this year was unconstitutional, days after its leader was arrested and charged with treason.nL4N3QT192

AFRICA CRUDE OIL

A steep drop in crude oil prices largely due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will squeeze budgets of emerging market oil exporters, analysts said, while the potential economic slowdown could also curb any benefits for importers.nL5N3QO1L1

BARRICK GOLD MALI

Malian authorities have shut the Canadian miner Barrick Gold's ABX.TO office in the capital Bamako over the alleged non-payment of taxes, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, in the latest escalation of a protracted dispute over mining revenues.nL6N3QT0Q7

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