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EU · Jun 13, 2026 · 6 min read
The European Central Bank raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points on 11 June 2026, taking the deposit facility…
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IMF · Jun 13, 2026 · 14 min read
How the Biggest Tournament in Football History Is Changing the Business Model of Mega Sporting Events The FIFA World Cup has always…
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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Moody's Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates' sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday…
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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 12 min read
Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual…
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Energy & Commodities · Jun 12, 2026 · 7 min read
QatarEnergy's force majeure on affected liquefied natural gas supply contracts has become one of the most important energy market developments of 2026,…
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Global · Jun 12, 2026 · 5 min read
The United Kingdom economy contracted slightly in April 2026, losing momentum after a strong start to the year. According to the Office…
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Global · Jun 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in modern financial market history after SpaceX's public listing pushed the market value of his…
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Global · Jun 12, 2026 · 8 min read
SpaceX completed one of the largest and most consequential initial public offerings in market history, raising about $75 billion and entering public…
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Energy & Commodities · Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that…
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Energy & Commodities · Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Energy and precious metals markets repriced sharply on Thursday, 11 June 2026, as signals of diplomatic progress in the region eased the…
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Energy & Commodities · Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read
OPEC has lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 970,000 barrels per day, down from 1.17 million b/d…
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China · Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read
China's Producer Price Index rose 3.9 percent year-on-year in May 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on 10 June —…
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Gold hovered near a seven month low on Thursday, trading around US$4,030 an ounce after a sharp slide this week, as markets continued to price a more hawkish US Federal Reserve and the prospect of higher rates. The metal edged up slightly in early trade, but remained well below the levels seen only days earlier….
A further cut in Chinese interest rates this year remains possible, though not assured, as signs of softer domestic demand renew the debate over how much additional policy support the economy may need. Huang Yiping, a member of the People’s Bank of China monetary policy committee, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that a…
Oman Investment Authority and SeaTown Holdings International, a unit linked to Singapore’s Temasek through its Seviora asset management group, have joined Vietnam Oman Investment in a US$255 million private credit financing for Vinpearl JSC, the hospitality and leisure arm of Vietnam’s Vingroup. The financing will support Vinpearl’s long term expansion plans. According to the deal…
The Qatar Investment Authority has committed 432 million euros to RWE’s equity capital raise, increasing its stake in the German energy group from 9.27 percent to 9.87 percent. The investment forms part of RWE’s capital raise of about 4 billion euros to support the company’s planned expansion of its indirect stake in Amprion, one of…
Global equity markets are entering a more complicated phase. The dominant trend remains positive, supported by strong corporate earnings expectations, resilient economic activity, and continued investor confidence in artificial intelligence related growth. However, the same market that looks strong on the surface is also showing signs of fragility: stretched valuations, concentrated leadership, persistent inflation, elevated…
Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, climbing to 167 billion cubic metres and wasting an estimated US$54 billion worth of gas, according to the World Bank Group’s annual Global Gas Flaring Tracker. With many countries, especially the poorest, facing energy shortages, the World Bank says capturing this gas could strengthen…
Gold edged lower at the start of Wednesday’s trading, slipping toward US$4,120 an ounce as a stronger US dollar and a more hawkish reading of Federal Reserve policy continued to weigh on precious metals. Silver fell alongside it, while oil was little changed and natural gas firmed slightly. Price strip (intraday, early 24 June) Gold…
The US dollar has climbed to its strongest level in more than a year as investors reprice the outlook for global interest rates, betting that the Federal Reserve and other major central banks will keep policy tighter for longer. The ICE US Dollar Index traded around 101, while the Japanese yen slid toward its weakest…
The OPEC Fund for International Development is preparing a new initiative aimed at fragile states, offering long term financing with maturities of up to 40 years, with the operational details due to be completed by October. The Fund’s President, Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, said work is under way on a white paper that will set out the…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the economics of wealth management. As digital tools become more capable, firms are increasingly using automation to serve clients with simpler needs at lower cost, while human advisers focus more heavily on complex planning, family wealth, succession, tax structuring and relationship based mandates. The result is not a simple replacement of…