Weekly Market Brief – 10/25/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments The IMF revised Saudi Arabia’s economic growth forecast to 1.5 percent for 2024 and 4.6...
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 – 10/18/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments According to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat), Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate hit 1.7...
Weekly Market Brief – 10/11/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments According to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat), the Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by...
Weekly Market Brief – 10/4/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s overall unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2024,...
Weekly Market Brief – 9/27/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Consumers in Saudi Arabia spent SAR247.2 million ($65.8 million) on electronics from Sept. 15 to...
Weekly Market Brief – 9/20/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate reached 1.6 percent YoY in August, driven by higher housing costs....
Weekly Market Brief – 9/13/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s GDP declined 0.3 percent YoY during Q2, largely due to an 8.9 percent...
Weekly Market Brief – 9/6/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector registered its first growth since February per Riyad Bank’s Purchasing Managers’...
Weekly Market Brief – 8/30/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions dipped to SAR11.6 billion ($3.1 billion) between Aug. 18 and...
Weekly Market Brief – 8/23/2024
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s holdings of U.S. treasury bonds increased to SAR526 billion ($140.3 billion) in June,...