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The Dollar Hits Its Highest Level in More Than a Year as Major Central Banks Turn More Hawkish
The US dollar has climbed to its strongest level in more than a year as investors reprice the outlook for global interest…
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OPEC Fund Prepares a New Initiative to Finance Fragile States with Loans of up to 40 Years
The OPEC Fund for International Development is preparing a new initiative aimed at fragile states, offering long term financing with maturities of…
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Wealth Management, Pushing the Mid Tier Toward Automation
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the economics of wealth management. As digital tools become more capable, firms are increasingly using automation to serve…
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Banks Cut Gold Forecasts as Hawkish Fed Pressure Builds, While Central Bank Buying Remains the Key Support
A growing number of global banks are cutting their gold price forecasts for the rest of 2026, as a more hawkish US…
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Egypt’s Parliament Approves the 2026/2027 Budget, Targeting a Wider Primary Surplus and Lower Debt
Egypt's House of Representatives has approved the state budget for the 2026/2027 fiscal year, setting a framework focused on a larger primary…
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Boursa Kuwait Prepares to Introduce Exchange Traded Funds as Market Development Advances
Boursa Kuwait is preparing to introduce exchange traded funds, marking another step in the development of Kuwait's capital market and the expansion…
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Commodities Wrap: Gold Falls Toward US$4,130 as Oil and Base Metals Retreat
Gold and oil fell together on Tuesday, with the precious metal sliding toward US$4,130 an ounce as a firmer dollar and a…
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Bank of America Sees a US$6,000 Gold Target Unlikely For Now as a Hawkish Fed and Firmer Dollar Weigh
Bank of America has tempered its near term gold outlook, saying its US$6,000 an ounce target now looks unlikely for now as…
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China Narrows Its Budget Deficit for the First Time Since 2023 as Beijing Holds Back Stimulus
China's combined fiscal deficit narrowed for the first time in more than two years, pointing to a more restrained policy stance even…
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UAE’s Burjeel Holdings Launches a US$1.5 Billion Sukuk Program
Burjeel Holdings, one of the UAE's leading private healthcare services providers, has established a US$1.5 billion senior unsecured sukuk program, strengthening its…
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Qatar Money Supply Climbs to a Record QR 801 Billion in May
Qatar's broad money supply rose to a record level in May, central bank data showed, supported by continued deposit growth and ample…
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A Potential Super El Niño Could Reprice Markets Across Food, Energy, Metals and Insurance
A rising probability of a very strong El Niño is pushing investors to reassess exposure across sectors from agriculture to insurance, as…
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Oman’s 2025 Budget Deficit Narrows as Energy Revenue Supports Fiscal Performance
Oman ended 2025 with a smaller than planned budget deficit, as stronger oil and gas revenue lifted public income above the approved…
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Egypt’s Central Bank Bars Credit for Capital Increases and Dividend Payouts
The Central Bank of Egypt has instructed banks to stop granting credit facilities used to finance company capital increases or dividend distributions,…
Read more →Commodities Wrap: Oil Jumps at the New-Week Open as Hormuz Tension Returns, While Gold Slips Below US$4,200
Oil opened the new trading week sharply higher as renewed tension around the Strait of Hormuz and conflicting signals over the US…
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Bahrain’s Central Bank Reports Solid Liquidity and Credit Growth at Second Board Meeting of 2026
Manama — The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) held its second Board of Directors meeting for 2026 on 21 June, chaired by…
Read more →US Dollar Outlook 2026: Higher for Longer Rates Keep the Dollar Supported, But Upside Is Becoming More Selective
The US dollar enters the second half of 2026 with a firmer tone, supported by sticky inflation, a restrictive Fed, resilient jobs,…
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Bloomberg: Prince Alwaleed’s Fortune Climbs About US$10 Billion in 2026 as the SpaceX Bet Pays Off
The fortune of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has climbed to a decade high of just over US$27 billion, according to…
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Egyptian Listed Banks Enter the 2026 Earnings Test From a Strong Q1 Profit Base
Egyptian listed banks delivered strong Q1 2026 profitability, led by CIB, QNB Egypt, Housing and Development Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Faisal Islamic…
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Visible From Space: Gulf Producers Begin Unwinding the Biggest Oil-Output Cut in History as Hormuz Reopens
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has set in motion an industrial event of extraordinary scale: Gulf producers are restarting thousands…
Read more →Commodities Wrap: Gold Slides Below US$4,200 as a Hawkish Fed Overpowers a Modest Oil Rebound
Commodity markets ended the week split. Gold dropped below US$4,200 an ounce on Friday — wiping out the week’s earlier gains —…
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Gold Outlook 2026: Base Case Points to US$4,800–5,100 as June Forecasts Show Wider Upside Risk
Gold’s 2026 outlook has become more divided after a series of June updates from major banks and market institutions. While the wider…
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Egypt Doubles Down on Privatization: Draft State-Ownership Policy Targets a 65% Private-Sector Share and 7% Growth by 2030
Egypt has unveiled the draft of a more ambitious second edition of its State Ownership Policy, the framework that defines where the…
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UAE Opens Government Sukuk to the Public for the First Time, From Just 1,000 Dirhams
The United Arab Emirates has opened its sovereign debt market to ordinary investors for the first time, launching an inaugural Sovereign Retail…
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