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German Industrial Production Rises 0.9 Percent in May as Carmakers Lead, but Output Is Flat on the Year
German industrial production rose 0.9 percent in May from the previous month, beating expectations and pointing to a tentative recovery in the…
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Bank of England Warns of Stretched Markets, AI Financing and Private-Credit Risks in Its Financial Stability Report
The Bank of England warned that high equity-market valuations, a rapid build-up of leverage and fast-growing financing tied to artificial intelligence pose…
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US Consumer Inflation Expectations Rise to a Near Three-Year High Ahead of the Fed Minutes
Americans' near-term inflation expectations rose in June to their highest in almost three years, according to the New York Federal Reserve's Survey…
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World Bank Sees China’s Growth Slowing to 4.4 Percent in 2026 as Rebalancing Toward Consumption Stays Gradual
China's economic growth is projected to slow to 4.4 percent in 2026 and ease further to 4.3 percent in 2027, the World…
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Egypt’s Net International Reserves Climb to a Record US$55.1 Billion in June in the Biggest Monthly Jump of the Year
Egypt's net international reserves rose to a record US$55.07 billion at the end of June, the Central Bank of Egypt reported, in…
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Kuwait Records a Fiscal Deficit of 7.14 Billion Dinars as Oil Revenue Falls Nearly 30 Percent
Kuwait recorded an actual fiscal deficit of 7.14 billion dinars, about 23 billion dollars, in fiscal year 2025/2026, as a sharp fall…
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Euro-Area Investor Confidence Rebounds in July as Producer-Price Inflation Climbs on Energy
Investor confidence in the euro area rebounded sharply in July, while data released the same day showed producer-price inflation climbing on higher…
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Saudi Arabia Is Studying an Expansion of Its Red Sea Oil Pipeline to Cut Reliance on the Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia is considering expanding the crude-oil pipeline that carries its oil across the country to the Red Sea, a route that…
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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…
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Commodities Wrap 7 July: Oil Jumps on Renewed Strait of Hormuz Tensions as Precious Metals Retreat
Commodities were split on Tuesday, with crude oil jumping sharply on a return of geopolitical tensions while precious metals pulled back, a…
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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IMF Sees Algeria’s Growth Holding Near 3.8 Percent in 2026 While Urging Fiscal Consolidation
Algeria's economy is projected to keep growing at a robust pace of about 3.8 percent in 2026, the International Monetary Fund said…
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- OPEC+ Maintains Gradual Supply Strategy as Seven Producers Approve 188,000 bpd July Increase
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Annual Inflation Accelerates to 4.2% in May 2026, Driven by Sustained Energy Price Surge
- 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
- National Bureau of Statistics: China’s Producer Prices Accelerate to 3.9% in May, Fastest Pace Since July 2022, as Consumer Inflation Holds at 1.2%