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Commodities Wrap 15 September: Diesel Jumps 6 Percent as Saudi Loadings Halt and WTI Outruns Brent
The petroleum complex led everything we track on Tuesday, with ULSD heating oil up 6.07 percent at 5.2626 dollars a gallon at…
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Euro Area Trade Surplus Widens to 14.2 Billion Euros as the Job Vacancy Rate Falls to 2.1 Percent
The euro area recorded a 14.2 billion euro surplus in goods trade with the rest of the world in July, against 10.7…
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Europe Market Wrap 15 September: The Whole Board Slips as Oil Tops 108 and the Fed Looms
Every index on our Europe board fell on Tuesday, though none by as much as half a percent except Switzerland, with Spain's…
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German Wholesale Prices Rise 6.8 Percent, the Fastest Since February 2023
German wholesale selling prices rose 6.8 percent in August against the same month of 2025 and 0.9 percent against July. The Federal…
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Middle East Market Wrap 15 September: Riyadh Leads the Gulf Lower While Cairo and Amman Buck the Board
6 of the 9 indices on our Middle East board fell on Tuesday, with Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share the worst at…
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Saudi Inflation Holds at 1.8 Percent for a Fourth Month as Wholesale Prices Fall for the First Time Since March
Saudi consumer prices rose 1.8 percent in August against the same month of 2025, the fourth consecutive month at that rate, and…
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China’s Property Investment Falls 19.9 Percent While Factory Output and Exports Accelerate
Chinese fixed asset investment fell 7.2 percent in the first eight months of the year against the same period of 2025, to…
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UK Unemployment Holds at 4.9 Percent as Payrolls Fall 145,000 and Pay Growth Slows to 3.9 Percent
Britain's unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in the three months to July, up 0.2 percentage points on the year and largely unchanged…
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Jordan’s Development Zone Investment Rises 18.79 Percent to 6.9 Billion Dinars
Total investment in Jordan's development zones rose from about 5.819 billion dinars to close to 6.9 billion in the first half of…
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Asia Market Wrap 15 September: Singapore Leads the Whole Board Lower as Yields Hit 2007 Highs
Every index on our Asia board fell on Tuesday, with Singapore's Straits Times the worst at 1.39 percent and Japan's Nikkei 225…
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OECD Puts Saudi Arabia’s Second Quarter Contraction at 4.8 Percent, Steepest Among G20 Economies With Data
Saudi Arabia's economy contracted 4.8 percent in the second quarter against the first, after a 1.4 percent contraction in the first quarter,…
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Chinese Households Cut Loans by 1.03 Trillion Yuan as Companies and Institutions Add 11.26 Trillion
Chinese households reduced their outstanding yuan borrowing by 1.03 trillion yuan over the first 8 months of 2026 while companies and institutions…
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