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24 stories for“bank credit”
Euro-area mortgage demand fell sharply in the second quarter, and banks expect another decline. Energy performance is increasingly separating easier and harder financing.
Aug 2, 2026
Europe's policy rates are unchanged, yet banks expect lending standards to tighten again. The real economy may feel restraint even without another formal rate increase.
Aug 2, 2026
The kingdom's sovereign fund and America's export credit agency have agreed a memorandum worth up to fifteen billion dollars. What it is not is a committed investment.
Aug 6, 2026
The Fed and ECB are both cautious, but their economies absorb the energy shock differently. Jobs, inflation and credit conditions will decide whether the policy gap widens.
Aug 2, 2026
The UAE enters the next period with diversified trade, services and investment buffers. Energy and shipping volatility still make credit quality and project selection important.
Aug 2, 2026
The European Central Bank's collateral framework shows climate risk moving from sustainability reports into the operational rules that determine how finance is priced.
Jul 24, 2026
Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa suggests access to savings, credit and financial tools can strengthen climate resilience when women can make decisions over their use.
Jul 24, 2026
World Bank data show fertilizer prices fell 21.8% in June. Farmers and shoppers may benefit later, though contracts, planting cycles and energy costs slow the transmission.
Aug 2, 2026
Two American economists who modelled how households and firms form expectations took the 2026 economics Nobel, as central banks face an energy shock and a debate over how much to say.
Oct 12, 2026
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Every major bank cut its 2026 number after the Fed turned hawkish, yet most still see $5,000 gold in 2027. A dated, attributed tour of the published targets, the bull case and the bear case.
Oct 30, 2026
Measurement, medical imaging, homebuilding and a presentation startup all changed hands in the first fortnight of August. The mid-market is moving while the giants wait on regulators.
Aug 15, 2026
The dollar and euro denominated senior secured notes, offered only to qualified institutional buyers, are meant to finance the studio's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and refinance existing debt, though the sale is not a condition of closing.
Sep 29, 2026
The latest World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum connected women-led enterprise with green, blue, creative and digital industries, producing investment commitments as well as policy language.
Aug 3, 2026
A risk-off session in Dubai and Abu Dhabi shows how conflict, oil, aviation and investor confidence can move Gulf markets in different directions at once.
Jul 24, 2026
Chair Kevin Warsh gave little away after the Federal Reserve held rates for the first time since September's increase, and futures still point to a December hike.
Oct 28, 2026
The IMF still sees 3% global growth in 2026, yet that headline hides a widening gap between technology-linked winners and economies squeezed by war and energy costs.
Jul 31, 2026
