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2PointZero Completes Sale of 7.29% TAQA Stake to Abu Dhabi Power Corporation in Capital-Recycling Move
Abu Dhabi-listed investment group 2PointZero PJSC completed the sale of its entire 7.29 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC…
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Gold Rebounds From Six-Month Low as Silver Stabilises and Oil Prices Rise on Gulf Supply Risks
Gold prices stabilised on Thursday, 11 June 2026, after falling to their weakest levels in months, as investors covered short positions near…
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Annual Inflation Accelerates to 4.2% in May 2026, Driven by Sustained Energy Price Surge
U.S. annual inflation accelerated to 4.2% in May 2026, the highest rate since May 2023, driven primarily by sustained energy price pressures.…
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Goldman Sachs Pushes Fed Rate Cut Forecast to 2027 as Strong Jobs Data Reinforces Higher-for-Longer Outlook
Goldman Sachs has revised its U.S. monetary policy outlook again, pushing its expected Federal Reserve rate cuts into 2027 after stronger-than-expected labor…
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Gold Posts Sharp Weekly Drop as Rate Fears Pressure Bullion Despite Central Bank Buying
Gold ended the first week of June under heavy pressure, recording one of its sharpest weekly declines in months as investors reassessed…
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ECB Poised for First Rate Hike Among Major Western Central Banks as Inflation Risks Re-Emerge
The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates at its June 10 to 11 policy meeting, marking a significant shift…
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Alphabet’s $85 Billion Capital Raise Signals a New Phase in the AI Infrastructure Race
Technology Giant Expands Funding Plans as Demand for Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Accelerates Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is undertaking one of…
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Google’s $30 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal with SpaceX Highlights the Growing Race for Computing Power
Google has signed one of the largest recently disclosed artificial intelligence infrastructure agreements, committing to pay approximately $920 million per month to…
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Strong US Jobs Report Revives Market Bets on a Fed Rate Hike
US financial markets sharply repriced the Federal Reserve outlook after the May jobs report showed stronger than expected hiring, pushing Treasury yields…
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SpaceX Prepares What Could Be the Largest IPO in History
SpaceX is preparing what could become the largest initial public offering in history, with the proposed transaction expected to raise around USD…
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Building Materials Enter Uneven Price Cycle as Steel Weakness Meets Energy Cost Pressure
Iron ore trades near USD 103/t after a 4% monthly drop as Chinese property investment fell 13.7% YoY and global crude steel…
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Orascom Linked Otrovato Platform Targets Egypt Kenya Trade Growth in 2027
Orascom Investment Holding’s O Trade and Logistics is preparing to launch Otrovato — a B2B trade platform connecting Egyptian suppliers with East…
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Bahrain Tests Investor Appetite for GCC Sovereign Debt Amid Regional Uncertainty
Bahrain markets a new 10-year U.S. dollar sovereign bond at a yield near 7.5%, testing investor appetite for GCC credit. The transaction…
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Egypt Faces Index Reclassification Risk as Market Accessibility Remains Under Review
S&P DJI is consulting on reclassifying Egypt from Emerging to Frontier Market, with any change due at the September 2027 reconstitution. FTSE…
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Why the Ruble Has Strengthened Despite Sanctions and War
The Russian ruble has strengthened to around RUB 71.55/USD as of 2 June 2026. The move reflects higher commodity inflows, a 14.50%…
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Per the ECB June 2026 report, gold rose to 27% of official reserves at end-2025 vs 22% for US Treasuries and 15%…
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Boutiqaat IPO Plan Could Mark a Turning Point for Kuwait’s Digital Economy
Bloomberg reports Goldman Sachs is working on a potential IPO for Kuwaiti e-commerce platform Boutiqaat at a valuation above USD 1 billion,…
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Strait of Hormuz Risk and GCC Oil Export Resilience
A Hormuz disruption is a resilience test, not a uniform shock. Oman has geographic flexibility, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have alternative…
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Egypt Raises Treasury Bond Issuance to EGP 123.4 Billion as High Yield Debt Demand Remains Strong
The Central Bank of Egypt reopened a May 2029 fixed-rate treasury bond, lifting total issuance to ~EGP 123.4bn at a 23.098% coupon…
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US Savings Erosion Raises Concerns as Spending Outpaces Income
The US personal saving rate fell to 2.6% in April, the lowest since 2022, with spending up 5.7% y/y vs income up…
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Trump’s Proposed $250 Banknote Faces Legal and Historical Barriers
A proposal to issue a $250 US banknote featuring Donald Trump, tied to the 250th anniversary of US independence and linked to…
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Anthropic Nears $1 Trillion Valuation as AI Funding Race Accelerates
Anthropic has reportedly reached a $965 billion post-money valuation after a $65 billion funding round — up from ~$380 billion in February…
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Kuwait Ratings Hold Firm Despite Hormuz Shock
Kuwait’s sovereign ratings remain firmly anchored — S&P at AA-/A-1+ and Moody’s at A1 (both stable, 22 May 2026), Fitch at AA-/stable…
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Markets React to US-Iran Ceasefire Hopes as Oil Slips, Dollar Weakens and Gold Rebounds
Brent slipped 0.2% to ~$94.07 and WTI held near $88.68, the US Dollar Index eased 0.29% to 99.02, and gold rebounded ~1.02%…
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