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Regional shipping disruptions cut trade surplus 25% in July
Regional shipping disruptions contributed to a 25% y-o-y narrowing the trade flow
Saudi construction cost growth held in August, with labor and operated machinery the hottest lines
The blended figure held near 2%, but machinery hired with an operator rose as much as 7%
Forecasters still see Saudi inflation contained through 2027 despite regional escalation
The SAR peg and capped fuel are doing the work. The risk sits in rents, shipping costs, and how long…
Saudi inflation stayed at 1.8% in August in the last pre-escalation reading
Housing added 0.8 of the 1.8 points as the shock stayed offstage
Saudi keeps its A+ rating from S&P, but the export route it rests on has just been stalled
The Yanbu workaround S&P credited for withstanding the war is edging the Kingdom toward the downside the agency itself sketched…
Saudi non-oil growth held up in 2Q, and the state paid for most of it
Real GDP shrank 4.7% y-o-y in 2Q 2026, with a sharp contraction in oil activity
Saudi PMI climbs to a six-month high of 53.8 in August
Output rose at a seven-month high as domestic demand offset another drop in foreign orders
Forecasters agree Saudi dodged the export squeeze, they split on whether spending eats the gains
Rerouting most of its crude through the East-West pipeline kept revenue intact, the deficit call now turns on capex and…
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