Weekly Market Brief – 06/18/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia closed its June 2021 sukuk issuance at SAR8.3 billion ($2.2 billion). The debt sale...
The Weekly Market Brief is a members only report that reviews the past week’s highlights from the Saudi, U.S., and global markets. Topics discussed in the Saudi markets include the Tadawul’s performance, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) monetary and fiscal policy announcements, major investment developments, and major drivers of Saudi markets such as oil and non-oil sector growth, debt issuances, planned privatizations and fluctuations in global oil prices among others. U.S. markets cover market updates to fixed income, equities, labor and commerce, and major reports related to the U.S. economy, key trading partners or global events.
Weekly Market Brief – 06/11/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s private sector GDP expanded 4.4 percent in Q1 2021, according to the General Authority...
Weekly Market Brief – 06/04/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia lifted travel restrictions on 11 countries, including the U.S. Existing quarantine regulations will still...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/28/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments The Ministry of Finance closed its May issuance under the government’s riyal-denominated sukuk program at SAR3.5...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/21/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia resumed international travel on May 17 for the first time in more than a...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/14/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi ports saw an 8.3 percent YoY increase in the number of containers handled during April,...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/07/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector saw the sharpest business activity increase in three months, according IHS...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/30/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s value-added tax (VAT) increase will be temporary and is expected to “last one to...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/23/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s flight resumption planned for May 17 will not include countries that were subjected to...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/16/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Wholesale prices rose 8.7 percent YoY in March according to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat),...