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Market Wrap US-Europe 9 July: Wall Street and Europe Rebound as a Semiconductor Rally Lifts the Nasdaq and Volatility Recedes
US and European equities rose on Thursday, recovering from the previous session's risk-off tone, as a powerful rally in semiconductor shares lifted…
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Commodities Wrap 9 July: Oil Retreats on Mediation Hopes as Precious Metals Rebound Across the Board
Commodities reversed course on Thursday, with crude oil giving back part of two days of sharp gains while the entire precious-metals complex…
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Central Bank of Egypt Holds Rates at 19 Percent for a Third Straight Meeting
The Central Bank of Egypt kept its key policy rates unchanged on Thursday, extending the pause in its easing cycle for a…
Read more →Market Wrap MENA-Asia 9 July: Asian Equities Rally and Egypt Firms as Gulf Bourses Drift Lower
Asian equities powered higher on Thursday, led by mainland China and Japan, while Gulf markets ended a quiet session mostly in the…
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QNB Profit Rises 3.2% as Abu Dhabi’s FAB Keeps Its Lead by Assets
QNB Group, the Qatari lender locked in a long-running contest with First Abu Dhabi Bank to be the Middle East's biggest bank,…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 8 July: Europe and the Dow Fall Sharply in a Risk-Off Session as Technology Lifts the Nasdaq
US and European equities fell on Wednesday, with Europe leading the declines and the Dow dropping sharply, though technology shares held up…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 8 July: Oil Extends Its Climb on Strait of Hormuz Supply Fears as Precious Metals Sell Off Sharply
Commodities split sharply on Wednesday, with crude oil extending its climb while the entire precious-metals complex sold off, as a firmer dollar…
Read more →Market Wrap MENA-Asia 8 July: Asian Selloff Deepens and Drags the Gulf and Egypt Lower as Hong Kong Bucks the Trend
Most Asian and Gulf equity markets fell on Wednesday as a renewed global risk-off move deepened, with heavy losses across Asia led…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 7 July: Wall Street and Europe Fall as Hormuz Tensions Return and Technology Leads Lower
US and European equities fell on Tuesday as the return of geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz hit risk appetite, with…
Read more →Market Wrap MENA-Asia 7 July: Asia Sells Off Led by Korea as the Gulf Holds Firm and Egypt Rises
Asian equity markets fell sharply on Tuesday in a renewed technology-led selloff, led by a steep drop in South Korea, while Gulf…
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Kuwait Restructures Boursa Kuwait Trading Commissions: One Rate of 15 Basis Points and Fixed Settlement Fees Scrapped
Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority has approved a restructuring of trading commissions on Boursa Kuwait that unifies the rate across the Premier and…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 6 July: Wall Street Rises Led by the Nasdaq as Europe Slips and Volatility Eases
US equities rose on Monday as Wall Street reopened after the Independence Day holiday, led by a technology-driven advance, while the major…
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- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
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