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Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation
•Thu, May 5th 2022![](https://cms.cnbcafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image-194.jpg)
Renaissance Capital: Why the AfCFTA, AGOA won’t work without manufacturing on the continent
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US crude prices drop below $30 a barrel after OPEC deal failure sparks price war, oil-dependent economies left vulnerable
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