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Monthly Insights March 2020

Ever more stringent measures imposed by governments across the world in a bid to impede the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus will weigh heavily on economic growth this year.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 18.03.2020

Q&A on OPEC deal

We outline some of the immediate and longer term impacts of the new production cut deal.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 13.04.2020

Negative oil prices reflect a distorted market

Unless supply adjusts downward faster, prices could linger at extreme distressed levels.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 21.04.2020

India - State of Play Chartbook

A pictorial representation of the current state of the Indian economy.

ECONOMICS, INDIA - 29.04.2020

Foreign Exchange

FX Week - 17 May 2020
17.05.2020

FX Week - 10 May 2020
10.05.2020

FX Week - 3 May 2020
03.05.2020

FX Week - 26 April 2020
26.04.2020

FX Week - 19 April 2020
19.04.2020

UAE economy grew 1.7% in 2019

2017 and 2018 GDP growth figures were also revised.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 18.05.2020

Global equities reversed momentum last week

Global equities reversed momentum last week as heightened tensions between the US and China and early fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections took hold.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 17.05.2020

Global equities closed lower for the first time in three weeks

Global equities closed lower for the first time in three weeks. However, the move appears relatively muted when weighed against a multitude of negative catalysts which emerged throughout the week.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 26.04.2020

Saudi Arabia announces new fiscal measures to contain deficit

VAT raised to 15% and cost of living allowance suspended.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 11.05.2020

Global equities closed higher last week

Notwithstanding weak economic data and poor corporate earnings, global equities closed higher as investors started training their eyes beyond the immediate fallout from the coronavirus.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 10.05.2020

Dubai PMI declines to new low in April

The Dubai PMI fell to a new record low of 41.7 in March, the second consecutive reading below the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction.

PMIS, ECONOMICS - 11.05.2020

MENA PMIs remain in contraction territory in April

Supply chain disruptions have distorted headline PMI readings; output and new work indices better reflect the economic situation in April.

PMIS, GCC MACRO - 05.05.2020

PMIs

Dubai PMI declines to new low in April
11.05.2020

MENA PMIs remain in contraction territory in April
05.05.2020

Dubai PMI falls to new low in March
09.04.2020

PMIs fall to new lows in the GCC
05.04.2020

Regional PMIs dip in January
04.02.2020

Markets are in better shape but they have not priced in the warnings on what is to come

Scientists and policymakers are urging caution, and the campaign of Donald Trump against China may also be costly

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 04.05.2020

FX Week - 3 May 2020

The dollar lost ground last week amid improving risk appetite in global markets.

MARKETS, FX - 03.05.2020

Global equities closed marginally higher

Global equities closed marginally higher as central banks reaffirmed their commitment to providing as much support as needed and as more countries fleshed out plans to ease lockdown measures.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 03.05.2020

Saudi Arabia budget posts SAR 34.1bn deficit in Q1 2020

Both oil and non oil revenues declined while expenses increased.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 29.04.2020

FX Week - 26 April 2020

The USD appreciated against most major currencies last week, suggesting a degree of risk aversion returning to markets, but its gains were modest and it ended the week off its peak.

MARKETS, FX - 26.04.2020

Negative oil prices could become a regular occurrence

While time spreads are at record levels of contango.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 26.04.2020

Global equities rallied for a second consecutive week

Global equities rallied for a second consecutive week as investors retained their focus on positives.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 19.04.2020

GCC Equity Flow Monitor - March 2020

Unsurprisingly, the global backdrop weighed on fund flows into GCC markets. All major markets saw massive outflows. However, on a quarterly basis, the picture was more mixed.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 14.04.2020

Why the markets are defying the perfect storm of negative economic data

While the IMF anticipates a sharp contraction in global GDP this year, markets are taking a more optimistic view.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 20.04.2020

DUBAI TRACKERS

Dubai PMI declines to new low in April

The Dubai PMI fell to a new record low of 41.7 in March, the second consecutive reading below the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction.

PMIS, ECONOMICS - 11.05.2020

Dubai PMI falls to new low in March

The Dubai PMI fell to a record low of 45.5 in March, signaling a contraction in the non-oil private sector.

PMIS, DUBAI ECONOMY TRACKER - 09.04.2020

Dubai PMI: Activity slows in January

The headline Dubai PMI declined to 50.6 in January from 52.3 in December signalling the softest growth in the non oil private sector since February 2016.

PMIS, GCC MACRO - 10.02.2020

 

Dubai PMI eases further in December

The Dubai PMI eased further to 52.3 in December from 53.5 in November, the lowest reading since August. While output increased at a slightly faster rate in December, new order growth slowed, with the

PMIS, GCC MACRO - 12.01.2020

Dubai PMI: Slowest quarter since Q1 2016

The Dubai PMI rose slightly to 52.6 in September, but the average reading for the third quarter was the lowest since Q1 2016.

PMIS, GCC MACRO - 09.10.2019

Dubai Economy Tracker: Record rise in output in May

The headline Dubai Economy Tracker Index rose to 58.5 in May, the highest reading since January 2015 on the back of strong growth in output and new orders.

PMIS, DUBAI ECONOMY TRACKER - 16.06.2019

Dubai Economy Tracker: Steeper price discounting drives activity and new order growth in April

The headline Dubai Economy Tracker Index rose to 57.9 in April from 57.6 in March.

PMIS, ECONOMICS - 09.05.2019

 
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MARKETS

Q&A on OPEC deal

We outline some of the immediate and longer term impacts of the new production cut deal.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 13.04.2020

Negative oil prices reflect a distorted market

Unless supply adjusts downward faster, prices could linger at extreme distressed levels.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 21.04.2020

MONTHLY INSIGHTS

Monthly Insights March 2020
18.03.2020

Monthly Insights: 15 January 2020
15.01.2020

Monthly Insights February 2020
13.02.2020

November 2019 Monthly Insights
28.11.2019

 

Global equities closed higher last week

Notwithstanding weak economic data and poor corporate earnings, global equities closed higher as investors started training their eyes beyond the immediate fallout from the coronavirus.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 10.05.2020

Markets are in better shape but they have not priced in the warnings on what is to come

Scientists and policymakers are urging caution, and the campaign of Donald Trump against China may also be costly

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 04.05.2020

FX Week - 3 May 2020

The dollar lost ground last week amid improving risk appetite in global markets.

MARKETS, FX - 03.05.2020

Global equities closed marginally higher

Global equities closed marginally higher as central banks reaffirmed their commitment to providing as much support as needed and as more countries fleshed out plans to ease lockdown measures.

MARKETS, EQUITIES - 03.05.2020

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