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Relative Value in Sukuk

Current trading yield on issues included in the Emirates NBD iBoxx Markitt Sukuk Index vary from low of 1.95% on IDB 19s to a high 8.83% on Al Baraka 22s.

MARKETS, SUKUK INDEX - 17.08.2017

GCC Credit Weekly

Sovereign bond rallied across the developed world as rhetoric between the US and North Korea ratcheted a notch higher.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 13.08.2017

US non-farm payrolls beat expectations

US non-farm payrolls beat expectations in July, with 209,000 new jobs added last month.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 07.08.2017

GCC Sukuk

Performance of GCC sukuk universe

MARKETS, SUKUK INDEX - 30.07.2017

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

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

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

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.

SUKUK INDEX, MARKETS - 05.07.2017

Oil prices may bring regional sentiment back down to earth again

BoE Chief Economist Haldane added to the recent uncertainty about the outlook for UK interest rates

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 22.06.2017

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24.07.2017

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

Political issues are also demanding greater attention but despite these concerns equity and fixed income markets remain resilient.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 21.06.2017

Third FED rate hike in 2017 remains likely

New York Fed President Bill Dudley speaking yesterday said that rate hikes haven't tightened financial conditions to significant degree

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 20.06.2017

Brexit talks due to begin amid uncertain UK politics

UK Prime Minister faces pressure from both sides of the Brexit debate

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 19.06.2017

Political upheaval in the UK over the weekend as the Conservative party lost its overall majority in parliament

British political turmoil was in contrast to signs of stability in France with Parliamentary elections looking like they will provide President Macron with a strong majority in the National Assembly.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 12.06.2017

Australia's Q1 GDP was better than expected at 1.7 percent year on year

In the US, the JOLTS survey showed that job vacancies in the US in April rose to the highest level since the survey began in December 2000.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 07.06.2017

RBA keeps rates on hold at 1.5%

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept rates on hold at 1.5% as expected this morning. Market reaction to the statement was relatively muted; AUD firmed around 0.2% on the news.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 06.06.2017

Soft US jobs data unlikely to derail June hike

US employment data released on Friday was weaker than expected, casting doubt on the likelihood of a third rate hike this year taking place.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 05.06.2017

GCC Credit Weekly

Upward revision of the US Q1 GDP growth and affirmation of Fed's inclination to continue raising rates were pretty much in line with expectations.

MARKETS, FIXED INCOME - 28.05.2017

All eyes will be on Vienna today where OPEC starts its formal meeting

Existing home sale in the US fell to 5.57 million vs expectations of 5.65 million and lower than 5.71 million in the previous month mainly as a result of lower availability of inventory.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 25.05.2017

European data upbeat with Germany's IFO BCI rising

Economic data out of the US was mixed overnight, with disappointing new homes sales data partly offset by a stronger services PMI for May.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 24.05.2017

Risk appetite starts to wane

Risk appetite is beginning to wane as the stories swirling around the White House intensify, with reports overnight that the President interfered in an FBI investigation

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 17.05.2017

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