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German 10 Year Yields Led a 34 Basis Point Rise as the BIS Names Hormuz the Quarter’s Disruption
10 year government bond yields rose 34 basis points in Germany, 31 in the United States, 27 in Japan and 24 in…
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US Market Wrap 14 September: Chipmakers Sink on AI Slowdown Calls as the 10 Year Touches 5 Percent
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.56 percent to close at 26,186.41 on Monday, the S&P 500 0.48 percent to 7,619.98 and the Dow…
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Qatar Property Sales Value Falls 52.8 Percent and Rental Value Drops 68.5 Percent
Qatar registered 354.5 million riyals of property sale contracts in the week to 12 September, 52.8 percent less than the week before…
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Commodities Wrap 14 September: Brent Settles 1 Percent Higher After a Near 5 Percent Spike Fades
Brent crude settled at 105.68 dollars a barrel on Monday, up 1.07 dollars or 1.0 percent, and West Texas Intermediate at 101.39…
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Dubai Hotel Occupancy Reaches 66 Percent in August, 89 Percent of Its August 2025 Level
Dubai hotels ran at 66 percent occupancy in August, up from 36 percent in March, and the emirate took about 869,000 international…
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Europe Market Wrap 14 September: Milan Falls 1.68 Percent as Tech Sinks and Healthcare Jumps
Europe closed Monday split down the middle of one trade. The technology sector fell 2.12 percent and basic resources 2.61 percent after…
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Egypt’s BRICS Deficit Widens 63.9 Percent as the UAE Reports 312 Billion Non Oil Trade
Egypt bought 30.2 billion dollars of goods from BRICS countries in the first half of 2026 and sold them 6.6 billion dollars,…
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Middle East Market Wrap 14 September: Egypt Slides 1.56 Percent as the Pound Weakens and Saudi Recovers
Egypt fell hardest in the Middle East on Monday while most of the Gulf steadied. The EGX 30 dropped 868.24 points, or…
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Six Chip Stocks Shed 360 Billion Dollars Before the Open as Europe’s AI Selloff Deepens
Six US listed suppliers of artificial intelligence hardware shed a combined 360.5 billion dollars of market value at their Wall Street premarket…
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Asia Market Wrap 14 September: Seoul Sinks 3.26 Percent as AI Chiefs Urge a Slowdown
Asia's chip heavy markets fell on Monday after the leaders of rival artificial intelligence laboratories united behind a call to slow the…
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Bank of Japan Bonds Reach 80.7 Percent of a Balance Sheet Down 10.9 Percent in a Year
The Bank of Japan held 644.27 trillion yen of assets on 10 September, the last account it published before its policy meeting…
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Jordan’s Inflation Eases to 2.66 Percent While Extractive Output Falls 9.76 Percent
Jordan’s Department of Statistics published two monthly readings on Sunday. Consumer prices rose 2.66 percent in August against the same month of…
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