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Market Wrap US-Europe 17 August: Stocks Slip as Oil Holds Near 91 and Yields Climb
Wall Street closed lower on Monday as oil held near 91 dollars following the expiry of the 60-day deadline between the United States and Iran, per CNBC. The S&P 500 fell 0.52 percent to 7,745.06,…
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UAE Banking Assets Reached 5.3 Trillion Dirhams as the Bad Loan Ratio Fell to 3.3 Percent
The Central Bank of the UAE published its Financial Stability Report for 2025 on 17 August. Total banking system assets rose 17.1…
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PIF Net Profit More Than Doubled to 17 Billion Dollars as Assets Passed 900 Billion
The Public Investment Fund published its 2025 annual report on 17 August. Revenue rose 9 percent to 120 billion dollars, net profit…
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Commodities Wrap 17 August: Brent Tops 90 as the Iran Deadline Runs Out
Energy led a broad commodities advance on Monday as the 60-day deadline under the June memorandum between the United States and Iran…
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Market Wrap MENA-Asia 17 August: Shenzhen Jumps 2.4 Percent, Gulf Slips, Egypt Fades
Gulf equities slipped broadly on Monday while China rallied, as the 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran expired with no…
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German Direct Investment in the United States Fell to 4.3 Billion Euros, Down Nearly 80 Percent From 2024
German companies invested 4.3 billion euros directly in the United States in the first half of 2026, the lowest level since 2023,…
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China’s Property Investment Fell 19.2 Percent While High Technology Investment Rose 5.0
China's July activity data disappointed on every headline measure. Industrial value added grew 4.5 percent from a year earlier, down from 5.3…
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Japan’s Economy Grew 1.1 Percent Annualised While Its National Income Fell 1.8
Japan's economy grew 0.3 percent in the second quarter, an annualised 1.1 percent, according to the first preliminary estimate published by the…
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ECB Blog Authors See a US Equity Correction as Likely, With Euro Area Household Tech Exposure at 440 Billion Euros
Five European Central Bank economists published a post on The ECB Blog on 17 August arguing that a correction in US technology…
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China’s Arctic Route to Europe Advertises 20 Days and Its Only Completed Voyage Took 26
The China to Europe Arctic container express route entered regular weekly operation on Saturday 15 August, Xinhua reported. The vessel Dubai Tower,…
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