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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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- 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
- Market Wrap US-Europe 30 June: Wall Street Extends Gains and Europe Rises to Close the First Half
- Market Wrap US-Europe 1 July: Wall Street and Europe Slip to Start the Second Half as Warsh Keeps a Firm Line on Inflation