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Global Gas Flaring Rises for a Third Straight Year, Wasting an Estimated US$54 Billion, World Bank Says
Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, climbing to 167 billion cubic metres and wasting an estimated US$54…
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Commodities Wrap: Gold Slips Toward US$4,120 as the Dollar Firms
Gold edged lower at the start of Wednesday's trading, slipping toward US$4,120 an ounce as a stronger US dollar and a more…
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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…
Read more →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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- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
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