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Economy

US unemployment falls again to 71/2 year low

The latest US jobs data for the month of August shows unemployment at its lowest level for nearly seven and a half years, but the rate of job

04/09/2015

Business Series

Mounting uncertainty over US and UK interest rates

This week, Business Middle East takes a look at interest rates in the UK and the US and when there could be a hike. In Business Snapshot, we analyse

11/08/2015

Business Series

Golden shot: China shocks the commodities market with reserves revelation

Gold appears to be losing its lustre after shedding 4% of its value in a turbulent week. Morgan Stanley indicated a worst-case scenario of a drop to

28/07/2015

Business Series

Mixed half year for US and Middle East markets

Looking back at the first six months of 2015 we see mixed fortunes in US and Middle East markets. Contrary to expectations, the United States had

07/07/2015

Business Series

Fed inaction on interest rates impacts on MENA markets

As many analysts anticipated the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in June. The biggest surprise was that Fed Chair Janet Yellen didn’t

23/06/2015

Business Series

Decision day looms as Fed mulls interest rate rise

Ahead of the forthcoming Federal Reserve meeting Business Middle East sheds light on this key moment for the US and global economies, and assesses

16/06/2015

Business Series

Egypt's tax crisis and US sluggish growth

The US recovery has lost momentum, the Federal Reserve leaves rate hike on hold, while a new tax law in Egypt has riled businessmen and investors.

05/05/2015

Business Series

Business Middle East:FED sways, the market prays

The Fed's decision to row back on a rate hike unsettled vulnerable Middle East markets already hit by low crude oil prices

24/02/2015

Business Series

Numbers game: uncertainty over US recovery unsettles Middle East markets

Disappointing US economic data has unsettled markets in the Middle East and elsewhere and muddied the waters over an eventual interest rate rise

10/02/2015

Greece

Greece will leave the Eurozone, says Alan Greenspan

09/02/2015

Business Series

Central Bank Interventions: A step back or forward?

The new season of Business Middle East looks at the world’s most important economic events as they affect the Middle East, with central banks in focus

03/02/2015

USA

Business Review 2014 Part 1/4: Central banks chose different paths

19/12/2014

Business Series

US Federal Reserve: End in sight for QE stimulus

28/10/2014

USA

Yellen in confirmation hearing: US Fed will continue stimulus – for now

14/11/2013