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Europe Market Wrap 26 August: Stoxx 600 Flat as Banks Lead and Technology Falls
The Stoxx Europe 600 closed on Wednesday at 656.64, up 0.02 percent, a move of 0.16 of a point from Tuesday's 656.48.…
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Middle East Market Wrap 26 August: Qatar Leads the Main Boards as Oil Falls a Third Day
Most Middle East benchmarks rose on Wednesday even as the commodity that underwrites the region's public finances fell for a third consecutive…
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Asia Market Wrap 26 August: Chipmakers Lead as Oil Falls a Third Day on Hormuz Talks
Two of Asia's most semiconductor-heavy markets led the region higher on Wednesday, hours before Nvidia reports second-quarter results. Taiwan's Taiex rose 1.47…
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Shein Targets a Valuation of Up to About 27 Billion Dollars in Its Hong Kong IPO as the Order Book Is Covered
Shein has launched its Hong Kong initial public offering at a valuation of up to about 27 billion dollars, roughly 72.5 percent…
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US Market Wrap 25 August: Technology Decides the Index for a Second Day, This Time Upward
One sector has now determined the direction of the S&P 500 on two consecutive sessions, in opposite directions. On Monday eight of…
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Qatar Central Bank Issues 5 Billion Riyals of Government Ijarah Sukuk Across Two Tranches
Qatar Central Bank issued 5 billion riyals of Government Ijarah Sukuk on behalf of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, allocated across…
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Commodities Wrap 25 August: Brent Falls Almost 4 Percent While the Refined Barrel Barely Moves
Crude collapsed on Tuesday and the products refined from it did not follow. Brent for October delivery fell 3.92 percent to 88.56…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 25 August: German Data Beat Lifts the DAX as Sector Leadership Turns Over
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.35 percent to 656.48 on Tuesday, but the benchmark's modest gain is the least interesting number of…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 25 August: Saudi Arabia Leads as Oil Falls More Than 3 Percent
Most Middle East benchmarks advanced on Tuesday, led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with Dubai the clear exception, while the region's dominant…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 25 August: Nine of 11 Benchmarks Rise Before Nvidia Earnings
Asian equities were broadly higher on Tuesday, with nine of the 11 benchmarks we track advancing as investors positioned ahead of Nvidia's…
Read more →US Market Wrap 24 August: Eight of Eleven Sectors Rise Yet the S&P 500 Falls 0.3 Percent
The S&P 500 fell 0.28 percent to 7,652.86 on Monday even though eight of its eleven sectors finished higher, an outcome that…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 24 August: Coffee Jumps 5.9 Percent While Diesel Slides 4.8 Percent
Commodities split hard on Monday. Coffee rose 5.94 percent to 341.80 cents a pound, the largest single move in the complex, while…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 24 August: A Flat Stoxx 600 Hides a Three-Point Sector Split
The Stoxx Europe 600 closed unchanged at 654.21 on Monday, up 0.03 of a point from Friday's 654.18, a headline that conceals…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 24 August: Saudi Arabia Leads the Gulf Higher as Egypt Slips
Middle East markets closed higher on Monday, with Saudi Arabia leading and Egypt the notable exception. The Tadawul All Share Index rose…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 24 August: Kospi Falls 3.1 Percent as Samsung Return Terms and Alibaba Placement Hit Tech
Asian equities closed mostly lower on Monday, and the regional headline hid a wide spread beneath it. South Korea's Kospi fell 3.12…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 23 August: Saudi Arabia and Egypt Jump 1.1 Percent on Reopening
The Middle East reopened higher on Sunday, giving the region its first session to price a weekend of sanctions headlines, Thursday's Wall…
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The Week Ahead: US GDP and PCE, China Profits, Saudi Data and Egypt After the Rate Hold
The coming week builds toward a crowded second half, with the United States delivering growth and inflation data on the same day,…
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Market Wrap US-Europe 21 August: Dow Climbs 518 Points but the Week Still Ends Lower
American stocks rebounded on Friday and took back most of Thursday's slide, but the bond market did not co-operate and the week…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 21 August: Gold Tops 4,600 Dollars as Treasury Buybacks Stir Inflation Concerns
The metals complex led Friday's session and the oil market did not follow. Gold settled at 4,675.30 dollars an ounce, up 2.27…
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Market Wrap MENA-Asia 21 August: Hang Seng Tops 26,000 While Dubai Rises and Abu Dhabi Slips
Asia extended Thursday's rebound into the weekly close on Friday, with Hong Kong leading the region above a round-number mark, while the…
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Britain’s Shoppers Pulled Back in July. Self-Assessed Income Tax Hit a July Record.
Two releases landed together at seven o'clock this morning, and read side by side they describe a British economy where the consumer…
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Treasury Doubled Its Long-End Buyback Capacity. The Thirty-Year Fell Nine Basis Points, Then Gave Some Back.
The United States Treasury announced on 19 August that it is at least doubling the size of its liquidity support buyback operations…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 20 August: Dow Sheds 700 Points as Treasury Buyback Relief Fades
Wall Street gave back Wednesday's bounce on Thursday as Treasury yields rebounded and the relief from the Treasury's buyback expansion faded, with…
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Commodities Wrap 20 August: Oil Extends Iran Rally as Silver Jumps 3.5 Percent
Oil extended its rally into the settlement on Thursday as Washington sharpened its sanctions threats against Iran, and the metals complex followed…
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