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SpaceX closes below IPO prices, less than a month later
The stock is now down 40% from its 16 June peak
Rate-hike wagers rebuild across the Fed, BOE, and ECB
An oil spike has flipped the easing narrative. Traders are wagering the Fed unwinds last year’s cuts, with the BOE…
MENA VC survives on bigger bets
Regional startup funding fell 22% y-o-y in 1H
GCC 2Q earnings to show Iran war’s financial impact
Oil and gas earnings are expected to remain resilient for now
IMF now sees MENA economy contracting 0.5%
Global growth, on the other hand, is still forecast at 3% as the war and an AI boom cancel each…
The Gulf was a rare winner in a global investment year that rewarded fewer and fewer places
the old ladder into development — labour-heavy manufacturing — is being pulled up just as the region tries to climb…
Oxford Economics sees faster growth ahead, conditional on a peace that could still fall apart
Lower oil lifts the outlook, but the truce is fragile, tariffs are coming, and AI supply chains run through vulnerable…
Asian loan market hits 16-year low in 1H
Loan issuance across Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) fell 15% y-o-y to USD 69 bn in 1H 2026
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