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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

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

MSCI has added China to its benchmark emerging market indexes overnight

In a separate development Saudi Arabia's King Salman has this morning issued a royal decree replacing Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif with the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 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

USD struggles as Fed tightens

While the USD has stabilized a little against a basket of major currencies it does not appear able to recover significantly even as the FED continues to project higher interest rates

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 18.06.2017

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

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

US consumer spending levels bounce back in April

US consumer spending levels bounced back in April after a sluggish performance in the first quarter.

FOMC, UK - 31.05.2017

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MSCI has added China to its benchmark emerging market indexes overnight
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Third FED rate hike in 2017 remains likely
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USD struggles as Fed tightens
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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

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

UK to hold snap election

Prime minister May to seek a strong mandate to negotiate terms of UK's exit from the EU

MARKETS, UK - 19.04.2017

Qatar to invest further £5 billion in UK

On the eve of Brexit Qatar which has close to 40 billion pounds of investments in the UK, pledged to invest over 5 billion pounds over the next 5 years.

ECONOMICS, QATAR - 28.03.2017

Probability of March rate hike rises

The implied probability of a Fed rate hike in March jumped to 80% overnight, after Fed Governor Lael Brainard said a rate hike would likely be appropriate 'soon'.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 02.03.2017

Fed still uncertain about fiscal policy

The minutes of the last FOMC meeting left the door open for a rate hike in March, but this still seems unlikely given the uncertainty over US fiscal policy.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL MACRO - 23.02.2017

Emirates NBD's Fox: Pound will Recover Later in 2017

Chief Economist Tim Fox discusses the outlook for Brexit negotiations and the British pound.

MARKETS, ECONOMICS - 17.01.2017

Economic Calendar

The Emirates NBD Research Economic Calendar for the week commencing Sunday 27th November 2016 has been released.

ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC CALENDAR - 27.11.2016

Durable goods orders rise in October

October's durable goods orders rose by a bigger than expected 4.8 percent MoM and the September reading was revised higher as well.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 24.11.2016

October Insights

Debt issuance has been a theme for the region all year and with Saudi Arabia announcing the terms of its new sovereign bond this looks set to remain in focus.

MARKETS, ECONOMICS - 09.11.2016

Economic Calendar

Economic events for the week ahead.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 13.11.2016

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