3rd April 2023

OPEC + announces surprise production cut, oil price jumps

The oil price has jumped after a surprise production cut by OPEC+ of over 1 million barrels per day. (...)

31st March 2023

A pause in the risk rally as traders eye key inflation data

A recovery in risk appetite has built a decisive rally for equities and dragged the USD lower. But t (...)

30th March 2023

A turning point for the JPY as market sentiment improves

As concerns over the US banking crisis begin to ease market sentiment is recovering. With bond yield (...)

29th March 2023

Australian dollar weakness will continue as inflation drops

Lower-than-expected Australian inflation adds to the expectation that the RBA is now on hold. This w (...)

28th March 2023

How the Credit Suisse takeover impacts MENA and the SNB

MENA investors have taken a hit from the collapse of Credit Suisse. However, the shares of Saudi Nat (...)

28th March 2023

The risks to banks remain but markets are starting to settle

With no worrying developments in the US banking crisis over the weekend, volatility is easing slight (...)

27th March 2023

SVB assets snapped up but Deutsche Bank is a warning

With no further banking blow-ups over the weekend and US authorities finding a buyer for some of SVB (...)

24th March 2023

A negative bias as Yellen tries to settle US banking nerves

US Treasury Secretary Yellen has looked to reassure depositors in the US banking crisis. Markets loo (...)

23rd March 2023

USD weakens after a dovish hike from the Fed

With concerns over the US banking crisis, the Federal Reserve has hinted that the latest rate hike m (...)

22nd March 2023

GBP strengthens as UK inflation unexpectedly jumps

UK inflation not only remaining above 10% but also increasing gives the Bank of England a headache a (...)

21st March 2023

How is MENA affected by the Fed decision?

The Federal Reserve meeting this week will have a huge impact on markets around the world. For MENA, (...)

21st March 2023

Traders walking a tightrope as a cautious rally develops

After a rebound in risk assets yesterday, decisions made by several authorities to calm may be taken (...)