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Lebanon reappoints Alvarez & Marsal to audit 51 months of central bank foreign asset operations
Banque du Liban said on 2 September 2026 that work had begun on a new audit of selected operations linked to its…
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PwC puts the AI build out at 31.6 trillion dollars to 2050 and makes the Middle East its fastest growing region
A capital expenditure forecast for data centres published on 2 September 2026 runs to 2050 and covers 46 countries and territories. Its…
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US Market Wrap 2 September: Wall Street snaps a three-day slide as 10 of 11 sectors rise and small caps beat the megacaps
United States equities rose on Wednesday 2 September 2026, ending a three-session decline on a day when overseas equities fell broadly. Asian…
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Commodities Wrap 2 September: Crude settles higher while both refined products fall and 4 of 5 metals reverse Tuesday’s losses
Crude oil settled higher again on Wednesday 2 September 2026 while the fuels made from it fell, and the metals board reversed…
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Europe Market Wrap 2 September: Shares fall for a second day but the average decline halves as the bund yield hits its highest since 2011
European equities fell for a second consecutive session on Wednesday 2 September 2026, with 10 of the 12 indices on this board…
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Middle East Market Wrap 2 September: Egypt and Jordan hold gains as 7 of 9 regional benchmarks fall
The regional board turned down on Wednesday 2 September 2026. Of the 9 headline market benchmarks tracked here, 7 fell and 2…
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Saudi Arabia Raises 3.25 Billion Dollars in First International Dollar Sukuk Sale of 2026
Saudi Arabia's National Debt Management Center sold 3.25 billion dollars of dollar-denominated trust certificates, or sukuk, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, its…
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UK Inward Mergers and Acquisitions Value Rises 61.8 Percent to 25.4 Billion Pounds in the Second Quarter
The value of completed foreign acquisitions of United Kingdom companies reached 25.4 billion pounds in the second quarter of 2026, up from…
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Kuwait Amends Future Generations Fund Law to Allow Limited State Borrowing
Kuwait's government has issued a decree-law amending the 1976 legislation that governs the Future Generations Fund, creating a tightly capped and closely…
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Asia Market Wrap 2 September: 9 of 10 gauges fall as the Kospi drops 3.99 percent
Asian equity markets fell almost without exception on Wednesday 2 September 2026. Of the 10 gauges tracked here, covering 8 markets, 9…
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China’s Official Manufacturing PMI Rises to 49.8 in August, Still Below the Contraction Line
China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 49.8 in August from 49.2 in July, an increase of 0.6 percentage points that…
Read more →US Market Wrap 1 September: Nasdaq 100 Falls 1.29 Percent as WTI Jumps 5.88 Percent After Fresh US Strikes on Iran
US stocks fell across the board on Tuesday, the first trading day of September, after the United States carried out fresh strikes…
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