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OECD Inflation Eases to 4.2 Percent in June from 4.6 Percent in May
Consumer price inflation across the OECD area eased in June, the organisation reported in its Consumer Prices update published on 4 August…
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GCC Non-Oil PMIs Diverge in July as Kuwait Returns to Growth at 50.8
Non-oil business conditions across the Gulf moved in different directions in July, according to S&P Global PMI surveys released on 4 and…
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UK Services PMI Returns to Growth at 52.1 as Job Losses Match a Record Run
The United Kingdom's services sector returned to growth in July, but employers cut staff for a twenty-second consecutive month, matching the longest…
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Euro Area Composite PMI Hits Eight-Month High of 52.0 as Services Return to Growth
Private-sector activity across the euro area expanded at its fastest rate in eight months in July, with the services sector returning to…
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Japan’s Monetary Base Falls 13.8 Percent in July as June Minutes Confirm Rate Rise
Japan's monetary base continued to contract in July and the minutes of its June policy meeting, released on 5 August 2026, confirmed…
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US Treasury Keeps Coupon Auction Sizes Steady in 125 Billion Dollar August Refunding
The United States Treasury will offer 125 billion dollars of coupon securities through three auctions in the week of 11 August and…
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US Services Index Rises to 54.1 in July as ADP Private Payrolls Add 44,000
Two readings on the United States economy released on 5 August 2026 pointed the same way: activity in the services sector accelerated…
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Market Wrap US-Europe 5 August: Nasdaq Slips 0.8 Percent as Gold Extends Surge
US stocks paused on Wednesday after two days of strong gains, with technology slipping while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher,…
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Commodities Wrap 5 August: Gold Surges 3.9 Percent as Oil Steadies After Slide
Gold surged 3.93 percent on Wednesday 5 August to 4,316.00 dollars an ounce, leading a broad advance in precious metals, while crude…
Read more →Market Wrap MENA-Asia 5 August: Kospi and Nikkei Jump 3.7 Percent as Gulf Rises
Every Gulf market closed higher on Wednesday and Asian equities surged, led by gains of close to 4 percent in South Korea…
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Eurosystem Balance Sheet Falls to 5.94 Trillion Euros as Bond Portfolios Run Down
The Eurosystem balance sheet stood at 5,941.2 billion euros on 31 July, down 2.8 billion on the week, the European Central Bank…
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Jordan and United States Sign 354.6 Million Dollar Four-Year Cooperation Agreement
Jordan and the United States signed a four-year strategic objectives agreement on bilateral cooperation worth 354.6 million dollars on 4 August, the…
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World Bank Puts Developing-Economy AI Automation Risk at 4.5 Percent of Jobs
Only 4.5 percent of jobs in developing economies face automation risk from generative artificial intelligence, against 14.2 percent in high-income countries, the…
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US Job Openings Little Changed at 7.4 Million in June, JOLTS Shows
US job openings were little changed at 7.4 million on the last business day of June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 4 August: Nasdaq Surges 2.6 Percent as Oil Slides Again
US stocks surged on Tuesday, with technology leading a broad advance, even as crude oil fell more than 5 percent for a…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 4 August: Oil Sinks 5 Percent Again as Palladium Jumps 8 Percent
Crude oil fell more than 5 percent for a second consecutive session on Tuesday 4 August while precious metals surged, led by…
Read more →Market Wrap MENA-Asia 4 August: Gulf Gains as Kosdaq Rebounds 5.9 Percent
Gulf equities mostly advanced on Tuesday, led by the United Arab Emirates, while Asian markets rebounded sharply in South Korea and mainland…
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Europe Faces Its Gas Refill Deadline From the Thinnest Base in Nine Years
The European Union enters the final stretch of its gas refill season from the thinnest base in nine years, and the arithmetic…
Read more →US Treasury Lifts Third-Quarter Borrowing Estimate to 739 Billion Dollars
The United States Treasury expects to borrow 739 billion dollars in privately held net marketable debt in the third quarter, assuming an…
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Korea July Exports Reach 98.89 Billion Dollars as Chip Sales Surge 178.8 Percent
South Korea's exports reached 98.89 billion dollars in July, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, with semiconductor shipments of…
Read more →ISM Manufacturing Jumps to 55.6, Highest Since 2022, as Rival Survey Holds Flat
The Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.6 in July from 53.3 in June, the highest reading since 2022 and…
Read more →Japan and US Run First Joint Yen Intervention in 28 Years and Signal More
Japan and the United States intervened jointly in the foreign exchange market to support the yen, the first yen-buying intervention by the…
Read more →Market Wrap US-Europe 3 August: Nasdaq Jumps 2.1 Percent as Oil Sinks on OPEC+
US stocks rallied on Monday, with technology shares again leading, even as crude oil tumbled on the OPEC+ decision to raise September…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 3 August: Crude Slides Almost 5 Percent as Cocoa Jumps 9.4 Percent
Crude oil fell close to 5 percent across every grade on Monday 3 August while soft commodities pushed sharply higher, leaving the…
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