{"id":105486,"date":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/02\/02\/this-morning-opec-keeps-hikes-on-ice-through-march\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","slug":"this-morning-opec-keeps-hikes-on-ice-through-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/02\/02\/this-morning-opec-keeps-hikes-on-ice-through-march\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: Opec+ keeps hikes on ice through March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good mornin<\/strong><strong>g, friends. <\/strong>It is shaping up to be a good news \/ bad news kind of day as we start our countdown to Ramadan. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE GOOD- <\/strong>The economy grew 4.5% last year, marking its fastest expansion since 2022 thanks to a 5.6% growth in oil activity. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE BAD- <\/strong>TASI ended the first trading day of the month in the red, shedding 1.9% right after closing its best month since 2022 \u2014 the index jumped 8.5% in January to end the month at 11.4k points. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>Thunderclouds bringing rain, active winds, and possible fog are forecast over the highlands of Jazan, Asir, Al Baha, Makkah, and parts of Madinah, while fog may also form in parts of the Eastern Province.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Riyadh: 29\u00b0C high \/ 14\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li>Jeddah: 33\u00b0C high \/ 23\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li>Makkah: 33\u00b0C high \/ 23\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li>Dammam: 27\u00b0C high \/ 12\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Watch this space<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>OIL \u2014<\/strong> <strong>Opec+<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opec.org\/pr-detail\/589-1-february-2026.html\" style=\"\">decided<\/a><\/strong><strong>to keep its planned oil production hikes on ice through March<\/strong>, chalking up the move to \u201cseasonality.\u201d Further cuts or hikes this year will depend on market conditions, with the next meeting slated for 1 March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Playing it safe: <\/strong>The pause gives the producers space to gauge market conditions amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. By delaying hikes despite healthy markets, Opec+ is also signaling it is more focused on keeping prices stable than they are on acquiring a bigger slice of the market share.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Opec <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/01\/22\/real-estate-price-index-declines-for-the-first-time-in-five-years\/\" style=\"\">expects<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong> global oil demand to rise by 1.39 mn bbl \/ d this year<\/strong>, while demand for their own Opec crude will hold steady at 43 mn bbl \/ d. If Opec holds this rate through 2026, supply would sit some 170k bbl \/ d below demand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>IPO <\/strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong> <strong>S<\/strong><strong>aleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed & Sons is looking to raise up to SAR 251 mn <\/strong><strong>from its IPO on Tadawul\u2019s main market<\/strong>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/01\/21\/first-prospectus-of-the-year\/\" style=\"\">first real test of 2026<\/a> after what has been a bruising year for Saudi equities. The price range was set at SAR 43-45, valuing the construction materials and mining group at SAR 800-837 mn at listing, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/105000.pdf\" style=\"\">a news release (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>Institutional investors have until Thursday, 5 February to pick up the entirety of the 5.58 mn shares on offer. If demand falls short, up to 30% of the shares can be offered to retail investors between 12-17 February, with final allocations due on 24 February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS-<\/strong> ANB Capital is leading the transaction as financial advisor, lead manager, bookrunner, and underwriter. <strong>Receiving agents include <\/strong>ANB Capital, Alinma Capital, Saudi Fransi Capital, Al Rajhi Capital, Riyad Capital, Albilad Investment, Al Jazira Capital, Alistithmar Capital, Derayah Financial, SNB Capital, Yaqeen Capital, Al Khabeer Capital, Sab Invest, Sahm Capital, GIB Capital, Musharaka Capital, EFG Hermes KSA, Awaed Alosool Capital, and Dinar Investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> INVESTMENT \u2014 Is EM private credit becoming more attractive? <\/strong>Saudi-based wealth management firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tfoco.com\/en\" style=\"\">The Family Office<\/a> sees stronger private credit opportunities in emerging markets than in developed economies, as interest rate cuts in major markets compress their returns, CEO Abdulmohsin Omran Al Omran told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financing-and-investment\/117409\/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D8%A9\/\" style=\"\">Asharq Business<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Turning to emerging-market private credit and secondary markets reflects a search for better value outside increasingly crowded Western markets, rather than continuing to chase yield in major economies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A no-commodity strategy? <\/strong>The Family Office does not invest in gold or other commodities, Al Omran said, saying clients are exposed enough to oil. He expects the price to rise up to USD 6k an ounce, although it can see sharp corrections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Data point<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SAR 1.9 tn \u2014 that\u2019<\/strong><strong>s the value of assets held by the Saudi Central Bank (Sama) in <\/strong><strong>December<\/strong>, down 2.4% m-o-m, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/2\/53.pdf\" style=\"\">Sama\u2019s monthly bulletin (pdf)<\/a>. Despite the monthly pullback, assets were still up 1.9% y-o-y.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The monthly drop came as several components weakened. <\/strong>Investments in foreign securities \u2014 which account for 53.6% of total assets \u2014 edged down 0.3% y-o-y to SAR 1 tn, while banknotes in vault slid 39.7% y-o-y to SAR 13.6 bn. This was partially offset by a jump in deposits with banks abroad, which rose 25.2% y-o-y to SAR 400.1 bn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"ksa\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>***<\/strong><strong>You\u2019re reading EnterpriseAM Saudi<\/strong>, your essential daily roundup of business, economics, and must-read news about Saudi, delivered straight to your inbox. 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The rally seen by gold, sustained over years by central banks hedging against potential losses from the USD, was intensified in recent weeks by a wave of buying from Chinese investors and equity funds. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Then came the selloff: <\/strong>As soon as the greenback started heading upwards, boosted by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/02\/01\/the-us-wants-american-companies-to-invest-in-egyptian-ports-but-geopolitics-not-economics-seems-to-be-driving-the-push\/\" style=\"\">news<\/a> of Kevin Warsh\u2019s nomination as Fed Chair, Shanghai cashed out its holdings in gold. The fallout saw the metal dropping at one point by more than USD 200 an ounce in ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Silver was another casualty of the sudden twist of fate<\/strong>, dropping by 27% on Friday \u2014 its biggest drop on record. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have more on the rebound of the USD and gold crash in this morning\u2019s Planet Finance. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CLOSER TO HOME- Egypt, Qatar, Turkey to broker US-Iran talks this week: <\/strong>The Trump administration is reportedly open to a diplomatic solution with Iran, as Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey work to broker a sitdown in Ankara this week, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/01\/us-iran-deal-talks-trump\" style=\"\">Axios<\/a> reported, citing sources it says are in the know. Negotiations would involve a meeting between White House envoy Steve Witkoff and high level Iranian officials to discuss averting the breakout of a regional war. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLUS: Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed &#038; Sons targets SAR 251 mn in Tadawul IPO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2540],"tags":[10,159,514,9],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-105486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-today","tag-enterpriseam-ksa","tag-oil-watch","tag-opec-2","tag-what-were-tracking-today","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"77eabbeb-134b-4028-a448-1282d24767a3","order":"2","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"4","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/692.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Opec+ keeps hikes on ice through March","related_issue":[105484],"teaser":"PLUS: Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed & Sons targets SAR 251 mn in Tadawul IPO"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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