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US Equities Print a Record on Hormuz Optimism. The Pegs Print 3.7500 and 3.6725.

Wall Street rallies on the prospect of reopened shipping lanes. Riyal and dirham do what they always do — nothing.

Doha's Diplomatic Bid Meets Two Pegs That Refuse to Blink

US-Iran talks reported as progressing; USD/SAR holds 3.7500 and USD/AED 3.6725 into the close. The mediator moves, the fixings do not.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 20h ago

Riyadh Whispers Restraint on Iran While the Peg Prices No War at All

SAR holds 3.7500, AED 3.6725. The diplomatic channel is doing the hedging the forwards are not.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 1d ago

Crude at $89.89 holds the day; gold at $4,480 keeps the hedge bid

WTI grinds half a percent higher into the close as gold extends its quiet melt-up. The pegs do what pegs do.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 68d ago

Magnificent Seven Tech Giants Report $240 Billion in Combined Earnings in Latest Financial Results

Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Meta lead markets with record combined profits

Yusuf Al-Saadi · 69d ago

WTI jumps $2.70 to $92.15 as Iran risk repricing crowds out the inventory story

A 3.02% one-session move is a war premium, not a barrel-count move. The physical market has not tightened. The financial market has decided it might.

Sergei Petrov · 69d ago

Brent at $95.40 with a regional war priced in — and gold doing the worrying for us

Crude eases 1.05% overnight, gold slips from above $4,500, and the pegs hold their nerve while the Gulf reads its own headlines.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 70d ago

Global markets begin week on optimism driven by U.S.-Iran convergence

Statements about an approaching agreement between Washington and Tehran lift investor sentiment worldwide

Yusuf Al-Saadi · 72d ago

Evening Wrap: Oil at $103.79 Tells You Everything the Tadawul Won't

Crude pushes higher, gold retreats from the safe-haven trade, and the ruble rallies — a strange evening for a region holding its breath.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 77d ago

When Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha Pick Up the Phone: The New Geometry of Gulf Diplomacy

Trump says he paused an Iran strike at the request of three Gulf capitals. Brussels should be taking notes — and asking why its own phone never rings.

Sophie Marchand · 78d ago

Global markets retreat as technology sector declines

Selling pressure has replaced strong gains in technology and artificial intelligence stocks across global markets.

Yusuf Al-Saadi · 82d ago

Brent Slips to $105.84 as War Premium Battles Hormuz Anxiety

Oil eases, gold cools, Tadawul drifts lower — but the real story is what's happening in the shipping lanes after dark.

Karim Al-Rashidi · 83d ago

US releases additional oil stockpiles under IEA emergency agreement

Department of Energy transfers 53.3 million barrels as global prices surge.

Pierre Dubois · 85d ago

Global Markets Await US Inflation Data

Investors monitor economic developments amid fading expectations for improvement in US-Iran relations.

Yusuf Al-Saadi · 85d ago

Oil surges 4% after Trump rejects Iran ceasefire response

Crude prices jump on escalating US-Iran tensions over latest peace proposal for regional conflict.

Pierre Dubois · 86d ago

Precious metals rise on peace hopes in markets

Commodity markets showed positive movement with gold, silver, and platinum prices climbing amid global peace developments.

Yusuf Al-Saadi · 87d ago