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Saudi Arabia Is Designing a New Role as a Global Logistics Bridge
Ports, airports, rail, digital customs and local manufacturing are turning geography into a coordinated economic advantage under Vision 2030.
Jul 28, 2026
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Red Sea Tanker Attacks Push Oil Above $96 a Barrel
Houthi claims against two Saudi tankers have exposed the weakness in plans to bypass Hormuz, sending Brent higher as two vital shipping routes face risk.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
The UAE's Outlook Depends on Turning Non-Oil Resilience Into Durable Growth
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
Business
The Gulf Was Forecast a Terrible Year. Brent Is at 84 Dollars
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
Business
Employment Is High, but Paychecks Still Have Not Fully Recovered
OECD labor markets remain strong, yet real wages are still below 2021 levels in about one-third of member countries. A job alone does not settle the cost-of-living question.
Aug 1, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia’s Most Valuable Future Project Is Human Capability
Vision 2030’s lasting success will depend on whether young Saudis gain the skills, confidence and pathways to lead industries that are still taking shape.
Jul 28, 2026
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Palladium Is the Only Precious Metal That Did Not Set a Record in January. That Is the Whole Story
Gold, silver and platinum all peaked in the same fortnight in January. Palladium's record is still from March 2022 and it is not going to be beaten, because the engine it was bought for is being discontinued.
Aug 18, 2026
Business
Six Hundred Billion Dollars Is Sitting in a Queue
Twenty announced transactions are waiting for permission to happen. The delay is not bureaucratic sloth, it is three separate review regimes that did not exist in this form a decade ago.
Aug 15, 2026
Business
Gold Is Up Fourteen Per Cent in a Month, and the Banks Cut Their Targets Three Weeks Before It Ran
The metal reached about 4,607 dollars an ounce on Friday, its strongest week in months, on the same US debt news that moved bonds and bitcoin. It is still below January's record, and it has just overtaken forecasts that were revised down in early August.
Aug 22, 2026
Business
The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Shut for Almost Six Months. Oil Is at $93, Not $200, and That Gap Is the Story.
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
Business
How the Red Sea Crisis Is Reshaping Gulf Supply Chains
Houthi attacks on shipping have rerouted global trade around Africa, and Gulf importers are absorbing the fallout in freight rates and delivery times.
Feb 5, 2024
