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Commodities Wrap 6 July: Silver and Gold Lead a Metals Rally as Oil Eases After the OPEC+ Increase
Commodities settled broadly higher on Monday, led by a strong rally across precious and industrial metals, while crude oil eased modestly after…
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Market Wrap MENA-Asia 6 July: Egypt Jumps as Hong Kong Leads Asia and the Gulf Firms
MENA and Asian equity markets ended Monday mostly higher, led by a sharp rally in Egypt, a rebound in Hong Kong and…
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Oil Forecasts Spread Wide Toward Year End as the Regional Risk Premium Fades and Gulf Break-Even Prices Come Into Focus
Oil has given back most of the premium it built up during the spring's regional tensions, and forecasters are now split over…
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ADNOC Launches a Global LNG Platform Targeting 47 Million Tonnes a Year as It Builds Trading Scale
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on 6 July launched an integrated global platform for marketing and trading liquefied natural gas, bringing…
Read more →Markets Wrap MENA 5 July: Egypt Leads Sunday Gains as Kuwait and Qatar Rise While Saudi Slips After OPEC Plus Move
MENA equity markets ended Sunday mixed to higher across the active regional sessions, with Egypt leading gains and Kuwait and Qatar closing…
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OPEC Plus Raises August Output by 188,000 Barrels a Day as Saudi Arabia and Russia Lead
A group of seven producers within the OPEC Plus alliance, including Kuwait, agreed on Sunday to raise their combined oil output by…
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Egypt’s Exports to Its Trading Blocs Jump 16.8 Percent to US$54.4 Billion in 2025
Egypt's exports to the economic blocs it belongs to rose 16.8 percent in 2025 to 54.4 billion dollars, from 46.6 billion the…
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Market Wrap MENA-Asia 2 July: Chip Rout Hits Asia as Gulf Ends Mixed and Egypt Closes for a Holiday
Asian trading was dominated by a sharp selloff in technology and semiconductor shares on Thursday, while Gulf markets ended mixed to slightly…
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Market Wrap MENA-Asia 1 July: Dubai Leads the Gulf Higher as Japan and China Advance and Hong Kong Rests for a Holiday
Gulf markets started the second half of the year mostly higher, led by Dubai and Oman, while Egypt ended little changed and…
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Zain Wins a 25-Year License to Operate Syria’s Mobile Network With a US$747 Million Bid
Kuwait's Zain Group has been awarded a 25-year license to operate a mobile telecom network in Syria after winning a competitive government…
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Saudi Public Investment Fund Net Profit More Than Doubles to SAR 65.1 Billion in 2025
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund recorded a sharp rebound in profitability in 2025, with net profit more than doubling and consolidated assets…
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QatarEnergy’s Golden Pass LNG Wins US Approval to Commission Its Second Train
QatarEnergy's flagship US gas venture has moved a step closer to higher output after the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Texas received…
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- Commodities Wrap 1 July: Precious Metals Rebound as Oil Drops Below US$70
- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
- Market Wrap US-Europe 30 June: Wall Street Extends Gains and Europe Rises to Close the First Half
- Market Wrap US-Europe 1 July: Wall Street and Europe Slip to Start the Second Half as Warsh Keeps a Firm Line on Inflation