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US Services Sector Keeps Growing in June as Price Pressures Ease and Hiring Returns
The US services sector, which accounts for the largest share of the world's biggest economy, expanded again in June, with the closely…
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Saudi Aramco Cuts August Crude Prices to Asia by the Most in Decades as Oversupply Weighs on the Market
Saudi Aramco has cut the official selling price of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asia for August loadings by about 11…
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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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Goldman Sees the Yen Staying Weak Even If Tokyo Intervenes as Its Dollar Yen Forecast Moves Toward 165
Goldman Sachs has turned more bearish on the Japanese yen, arguing that any fresh intervention by Japanese authorities would probably slow the…
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Sky’s Up to £1.6 Billion ITV Deal Creates a New UK Media Giant in the Streaming Era
Comcast-owned Sky has agreed to buy ITV's Media and Entertainment business in a deal worth up to £1.6 billion, creating what is…
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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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Qatar Ties Gas Feedstock to New Downstream Industry in a Push to Widen Its Non-Energy Base
Qatar has moved to channel its abundant gas into a new wave of downstream industry, with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry…
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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…
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German Factory Orders Rise 1.9 Percent in May but a Single Aircraft-Led Surge Flatters the Trend
New orders in German manufacturing rose 1.9 percent in May from the previous month, seasonally and calendar adjusted, the Federal Statistical Office…
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Saudi Licensed Hospitality Facilities Rise 22.7 Percent in the First Quarter as Hotel Pricing Softens
Saudi Arabia's licensed tourism hospitality facilities rose 22.7 percent year on year to 6,122 in the first quarter of 2026, according to…
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Oman’s Economy Grows 2.6 Percent in the First Quarter as Oil Volumes Recover but Nominal GDP Falls
Oman's economy expanded by 2.6 percent in real terms at market prices in the first quarter of 2026, with gross domestic product…
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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+ 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%