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Jordan’s Real-Estate Trading Tops 3 Billion Dinars in the First Half as a June Rebound Offsets an Easier Start to the Year
Real-estate trading in Jordan exceeded 3 billion dinars in the first half of 2026, with the Department of Lands and Survey reporting…
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Euro-Area Retail Sales Edge Up 0.2 Percent in May as Consumer Spending Steadies
Retail sales in the euro area rose 0.2 percent in May from the previous month, a modest rebound that suggests consumer spending…
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OECD Inflation Rises to 4.6 Percent in May as Energy Costs Climb and a New Jobs Report Warns of Widening Regional Divides
Consumer price inflation across the OECD rose to 4.6 percent in the year to May, up from 4.4 percent in April, as…
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Egypt’s Non-Oil Private Sector Contracts Further in June as the PMI Falls to 46.0, but Cost Pressures Ease
Egypt's non-oil private sector weakened again in June, with the headline S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index falling to 46.0 from 47.1 in…
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Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion Euros
Germany's cabinet has approved the draft federal budget for 2027 and the financial plan through 2030, marking one of the clearest fiscal…
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Kuwait Rebuilds Oil Output Toward 2.66 Million Barrels a Day as a Modernised KPC Law Anchors the Push to 4 Million by 2035
Kuwait's oil production is set to reach 2.660 million barrels a day in August under the latest OPEC+ agreement, Oil Minister Tareq…
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Saudi Arabia Completes the Rulebook for Foreign Property Ownership: A 2 Percent Fee in the Main Cities, Zone by Zone Caps and a Single Digital Gateway
Saudi Arabia has completed the regulatory framework that opens its property market to foreign buyers, publishing the full details of the executive…
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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…
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Egypt’s External Debt Ratio Falls to 40.3 Percent of GDP, Reaching the Government Target Six Months Early
Egypt's external debt stood at 163.9 billion dollars at the end of December 2025, up 5.6 percent from 155.1 billion dollars a…
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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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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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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Return a Container Service to the Suez Canal as the Red Sea Corridor Steadies
Two of the world's largest container lines, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, are returning one of their main Asia to Europe services to the…
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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%