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Copper jump starts in Q3

Prices may begin to wane as new supply comes on line for 2018

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 26.07.2017

H1 2017 Dubai Real Estate Update

Dubai apartment prices show signs of stabilization in 2017

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 26.07.2017

ECB kept rates steady and its quantitative easing policy in place

OPEC will hold a meeting with its production cut partners in St Petersburg at the start of the week

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 24.07.2017

GCC Quarterly: 2017 growth forecasts downgraded

OPEC's decision to extend oil production cuts through to end-March 2018 has led us to revise down our expectations for oil sector growth – and thus real GDP growth – across the GCC.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 12.07.2017

Foreign Exchange

ECB kept rates steady and its quantitative easing policy in place
24.07.2017

US Consumer Confidence rises in June
28.06.2017

H1 2017 sees the market focus turning to central bank policy decisions with the Fed continuing to raise interest rates this month
21.06.2017

Oil prices may bring regional sentiment back down to earth again
22.06.2017

MSCI has added China to its benchmark emerging market indexes overnight
21.06.2017

Economic Calendar 23 July 2017

The Emirates NBD Research Economic Calendar for the week commencing Sunday 23rd July 2017 has been released.

ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC CALENDAR - 23.07.2017

OPEC passes on need for deeper cuts

OPEC and its partners concluded their monitoring meeting in St Petersburg yesterday without affirming a need for deeper production cuts.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 25.07.2017

GCC Bond Market Update July 2017

GCC bonds have had a constructive first half with total return on Bloomberg Barclays GCC index exceeding 3.35% despite a 15% fall in oil prices since the beginning of this year.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 16.07.2017

Dubai's hotel occupancy rates remained high in H1 2017

The supply of hotel rooms in Dubai increased by 5.7 percent year on year in June 2017 to 94,705 rooms.

ECONOMICS, SECTOR ECONOMICS - 23.07.2017

BoJ policy rate unchanged

Housing Starts data out of the US better than expected

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 20.07.2017

Eurozone CPI slows to 1.3% in June

Eurozone's final CPI in June reflected that inflation decelerated further in the region, down to 1.3% y-y compared with 1.4% in May and 2.0% recorded in February this year.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 18.07.2017

Time for a rethink on gold?

Declining expectations of further rate hikes have supported gold in recent weeks.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 19.07.2017

PMIs

Dubai Economy Tracker rises in June
10.07.2017

Saudi Arabia PMI eases further in June
04.07.2017

Egypt's economy still weak, but stabilising
04.07.2017

UAE PMI points to solid growth in Q2 2017
04.07.2017

Dubai Economy Tracker eases off 2-year high
11.06.2017

UK inflation rate slipped to 2.6% in June

UK inflation rate slipped to 2.6% in June, weaker than expectations of 2.9%. This is the first drop that has been registered since October last year.

MARKETS, ECONOMICS - 19.07.2017

IMF downgrades UAE GDP growth forecast for 2017 from 1.5% to 1.3%

The IMF, in its annual Article IV report, has downgraded its UAE GDP growth forecast for 2017 from 1.5% to 1.3%.

UAE, GCC - 17.07.2017

Curve flattens on softer US CPI

Weaker than expected inflation data in the US coupled with lowered expectations of growth from Trump's MAGAnomics caused UST curve to flatten last week.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 16.07.2017

Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index Monthly

Total return level for Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index (the index) closed the month of June at 116.49 representing a small loss of 0.28% for the month though YTD return remains positive.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 05.07.2017

Higher MENA oil output will weigh on prices in 2018

We have revised lower our expectations for oil prices for the remainder of 2017 and into 2018.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 12.07.2017

Dubai Economy Tracker rises in June

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DETI) increased to 56.5 in June from 55.0 in May on faster output and new orders growth.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 10.07.2017

Economic Calendar 16 July 2017

The Emirates NBD Research Economic Calendar for the week commencing Sunday 16th July 2017 has been released.

ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC CALENDAR - 16.07.2017

OPEC production increases in June

The latest data from OPEC showed another monthly increase in production in June thanks largely to Nigeria and Libya, neither of whom are participating in the current production cuts.

GLOBAL MACRO, ECONOMICS - 13.07.2017

More disclosures on potential Russian involvement with the Trump presidential campaign come to light.

Markets were rattled briefly overnight as more disclosures potential Russian involvement with the Trump presidential campaign came to light.

ECONOMICS, US - 12.07.2017

DUBAI TRACKERS

Dubai Economy Tracker rises in June

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DETI) increased to 56.5 in June from 55.0 in May on faster output and new orders growth.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 10.07.2017

The UAE's economy grew 3.0% in 2016

Real growth in the UAE in 2016 was exactly in line with our forecast at 3%, and slowed from 2015.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 19.06.2017

Dubai Economy Tracker eases off 2-year high

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DETI) declined to 55.0 in May from a 26-month high of 57.7 in April.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 11.06.2017

 

Dubai Economy Tracker: April index at 26m high

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DETI) rose to 57.7 in April from 56.6 in March, signaling the fastest rate of growth since February 2015.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 09.05.2017

Dubai Economy Tracker: Q1 2017 growth strongest in 2yrs

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DETI) rose to 56.6 in March from 56.2 in February, on the back of stronger output and new work growth.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 10.04.2017

PMIs - A closer look

In this note, we shed some light on what exactly the PMIs are telling us about economic activity and explore how well they reflect real GDP growth.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 14.03.2017

Dubai Economy Tracker points to strong growth in Feb

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DET) eased slightly to 56.2 in February from the two-year high reached in January.

ECONOMICS, DUBAI ECONOMY TRACKER - 09.03.2017

 
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MARKETS

Copper jump starts in Q3

Prices may begin to wane as new supply comes on line for 2018

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 26.07.2017

ECB kept rates steady and its quantitative easing policy in place

OPEC will hold a meeting with its production cut partners in St Petersburg at the start of the week

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 24.07.2017

MONTHLY INSIGHTS

OPEC passes on need for deeper cuts
25.07.2017

GCC Bond Market Update July 2017
16.07.2017

Eurozone CPI slows to 1.3% in June
18.07.2017

Time for a rethink on gold?
19.07.2017

 

UK inflation rate slipped to 2.6% in June

UK inflation rate slipped to 2.6% in June, weaker than expectations of 2.9%. This is the first drop that has been registered since October last year.

MARKETS, ECONOMICS - 19.07.2017

IMF downgrades UAE GDP growth forecast for 2017 from 1.5% to 1.3%

The IMF, in its annual Article IV report, has downgraded its UAE GDP growth forecast for 2017 from 1.5% to 1.3%.

UAE, GCC - 17.07.2017

Curve flattens on softer US CPI

Weaker than expected inflation data in the US coupled with lowered expectations of growth from Trump's MAGAnomics caused UST curve to flatten last week.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 16.07.2017

Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index Monthly

Total return level for Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index (the index) closed the month of June at 116.49 representing a small loss of 0.28% for the month though YTD return remains positive.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 05.07.2017

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