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Saudi Foreign Reserves and Money Supply Strengthen in May
Saudi Arabia's foreign-currency reserves and money supply both rose over the past year through May, according to the latest monthly data from…
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UAE Cuts July Fuel Prices in a Favourable Signal for Inflation
The United Arab Emirates has cut retail fuel prices across every grade for July, a broad reduction that points to easing pressure…
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Egypt’s New Budget Takes Effect With Higher Revenues, a Wage Rise and a Heavy Interest Bill
Egypt's state budget for fiscal year 2026/27 came into force on 1 July, targeting total revenues of about 4.1 trillion Egyptian pounds,…
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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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World Bank Approves a US$700 Million Loan to Support Private Investment and Jobs in Jordan
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$700 million loan for Jordan to help convert macroeconomic stability into stronger…
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UAE Begins Emiratisation Contributions for Firms Missing Mid Year Targets
The United Arab Emirates has begun applying financial contributions to private-sector companies that failed to meet their first-half Emiratisation targets, turning the…
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Kuwait’s KIA Launches a US$4.25 Billion Loan for the Finance Ministry
The Kuwait Investment Authority, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, has launched a US$4.25 billion syndicated term loan, marking a…
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USMCA Enters Annual Review Cycle as US Declines Straight 16 Year Renewal
The United States has declined to renew the United States Mexico Canada Agreement in its current form, shifting North America's core trade…
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Market Wrap US-Europe 1 July: Wall Street and Europe Slip to Start the Second Half as Warsh Keeps a Firm Line on Inflation
US and European stocks began the second half of the year mostly lower, as investors adjusted to a less supportive rate signal…
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Commodities Wrap 1 July: Precious Metals Rebound as Oil Drops Below US$70
Precious metals rebounded on the first trading day of the second half, led by silver and platinum, while crude oil fell sharply…
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Kuwait Holds Most Fuel Prices Steady and Lifts Only Premium 98 Octane, Keeping Costs Among the World’s Lowest
Kuwait kept most retail fuel prices unchanged for the third quarter and raised only the price of its premium 98 octane grade,…
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Fed Chair Warsh Says US Inflation Is Too High and Declines to Signal a July Rate Decision
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said US inflation remains too high and declined to signal what the central bank will do at…
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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%