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Saudi Contraction Narrows to 4.7 Percent as Non Oil Growth Is Revised Up to 0.9 Percent
Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted less than first estimated in the second quarter, and the part of it that Vision 2030 is built on did better than first estimated. The detailed national accounts released by the…
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Japan’s Growth Revised Up to 1.4 Percent Annualized, 10 Days Before the Bank of Japan Decides
Japan’s economy grew faster in the second quarter than first estimated, handing the Bank of Japan a firmer footing 9 days before…
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Gold Is Now 23 Percent of Qatar Reserves, Up From 6 Percent in 2021
Qatar's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity reached 262,240.4 million riyals at the end of August, the highest value in the table…
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5 of 8 Recipients Are Insurers but 77 Percent of China 300 Billion Goes to 3 Banks
China's finance ministry will issue 300 billion yuan of special treasury bonds to replenish the core tier one capital of eight state…
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The EU Commits 200 Million Euros to Greenland and Proposes 530 Million More
The European Commission announced a 200 million euro investment package for Greenland in Nuuk on Monday, to be spent this year and…
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Apple’s 2,000 Dollar Foldable Meets a 94 Percent Inventory Build: The Numbers Before 9 September
Apple's new chief executive John Ternus takes the stage on Wednesday 9 September with a foldable iPhone expected to cost more than…
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Commodities Wrap 7 September: Brent Settles at 97.31 Dollars as the US and Iran Trade Strikes
Brent crude settled at 97.31 dollars a barrel on Monday, up 1.03 dollars or 1.1 percent, after the United States and Iran…
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Europe Market Wrap 7 September: The Board Splits 6 to 6 as Bund Yields Rise 5 Basis Points Into ECB Week
Europe split down the middle on Monday. 6 of the 12 benchmarks tracked here closed higher and 6 lower, on our count,…
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2 Central Banks, 1 Gold Price: Egypt’s Reserves Hit a Record as Gold Revaluation Dominates and China Buys for a 22nd Month
2 of the world's most watched reserve managers published their August tables within hours of each other on Monday, and the same…
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Qatar Joins AFAQ and Completes the Gulf Payment System’s Central Bank Layer
The Qatar Central Bank announced on Monday that it had joined AFAQ, the Gulf cross-border payment system, and with it the last…
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