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Commodities Wrap 3 September: Palladium Jumps 5.55 Percent as All 5 Metals Rise and Crude Stalls
The metals board went one way on Thursday: palladium jumped 5.55 percent, platinum 3.66, silver 3.04, gold 2.46 and copper 1.21, all…
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Europe Market Wrap 3 September: The IBEX Closes on 20,000 as the Bond Rout Pauses
Madrid's IBEX 35 ended Thursday at 20,000.20, its high of the day to the decimal, and 11 of the 12 European benchmarks…
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Egypt’s PMI reaches a seven month high of 49.6 with hiring at its second fastest rate on record
Egypt's non oil private sector added staff in August at the second fastest rate since the survey began in April 2011, S&P…
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Middle East Market Wrap 3 September: Kuwait Trades Through the Attacks and 7 of 9 Markets Rise
Kuwait's army said on Thursday it was confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, per CNBC, and Boursa Kuwait still opened,…
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US diesel futures reach a 52 month high as diesel’s margin over crude runs at 2.68 times gasoline’s
United States diesel futures reached their highest level in 52 months on Tuesday 1 September 2026 after rising about 51 percent over…
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Saudi Water Industry Localization Program Advances 6 Projects Worth 2.8 Billion Riyals
Saudi Arabia's Saudi Water Authority said 6 investment opportunities in its Water Industries and Services Localization Program moved into the industrial implementation…
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Asia Market Wrap 3 September: The Yen Jumps and Brent Tops 97 Dollars as 6 of 10 Markets Rise
Asian equities steadied on Thursday after Wednesday's rout, with 6 of the 10 benchmarks in this wrap closing higher and the gap…
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S&P GCC Composite Index Rises 3.84 Percent in August 2026
The S&P GCC Composite price return index rose 3.84 percent in August 2026, while its total return version, which includes dividends, rose…
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Egypt and China Back 500 Million Dollar Tire Project as Suez Zone Enters Third Phase
Egypt and China agreed to launch a third expansion phase of their industrial zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and pledged…
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Japan’s Services PMI Rises to 52.5 in August, a Five-Month High
Japan's services sector expanded at its fastest pace since March 2026, with the S&P Global Japan Services PMI rising to 52.5 in…
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Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold to London and lifts the city’s share of its reserves from 18 to 32 percent
De Nederlandsche Bank said on 2 September 2026 that it had relocated approximately 86 tonnes of gold from New York and Ottawa…
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Federal Reserve Beige Book: 10 of 12 districts report growth, and data centres appear in 8 of the 12
The Federal Reserve published its Beige Book on 2 September 2026, prepared at the Minneapolis reserve bank on information collected on or…
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