Today's top breaking economic and financial market news.
August 26, 2026 – Global crude benchmarks experienced a severe selloff during Wednesday trading, extending a two-day plunge that wiped nearly 6% off the energy complex. Brent crude futures tumbled toward 86.20 USD per barrel, while West Tex…
August 25, 2026 – Stellar Lumens (XLM) stabilized near 0.198 USD during Tuesday trading, successfully defending critical technical support following a brief 13.5% sector-wide pullback.While retail crypto traders fixated on short-term price…
August 25, 2026 – Shares of Saudi Awwal Bank demonstrated renewed upward momentum this week, pushing past the 34.20 SAR threshold on the back of a robust second-quarter financial performance.The Riyadh-based lender reported a net profit of…
August 24, 2026 – Silver spot prices extended their August rally to trade near 69.63 USD per troy ounce, completely decoupling from traditional industrial demand narratives as a severe supply-side crunch takes center stage.The dramatic rebo…
August 24, 2026 – Shares of Tesla Inc. slipped over 2.4% during Monday morning trading to hover near 354.18 USD, as a massive regulatory headline from China triggered a short-term intraday selloff.While retail and macro traders reacted to t…
August 24, 2026 – Global crude benchmarks shed roughly 2% during Monday’s trading session, with Brent crude futures sliding toward 92.68 USD per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropping to 85.39 USD.The intraday selloff follows the…
August 24, 2026 – Fast-fashion giant Shein has officially launched its highly anticipated Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), seeking a valuation of up to 27 billion USD as it plans to offer 280 million shares priced between HKD 47.60…
August 24, 2026 – U.S. natural gas futures advanced during Monday’s trading session to test $2.82 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), as relentless late-summer heatwaves collide with unexpected supply-side constraints.The upward mome…
August 23, 2026 – The Saudi Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed higher at 10,954.46 points heading into the weekend, maintaining a steady upward trajectory driven by resilient corporate earnings across non-oil economic sectors.The index's…
August 23, 2026 – Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) traded in a tight consolidation range near $214.72 heading into the final week of August, pausing briefly ahead of its highly anticipated fiscal second-quarter earnings release.While the…
August 23, 2026 – Bitcoin (BTC) broke out aggressively over the weekend, surging toward the $77,000 mark on the back of historic institutional inflows and shifting macroeconomic currents.The dramatic price action comes as spot Bitcoin excha…
August 23, 2026 – Spot gold prices rallied aggressively over 1.5% during recent trading sessions to test the $4,603.92 mark, capping off a 5% weekly gain.The sharp upward momentum reflects a fundamental shift in investor behaviour as market…
August 23, 2026 – Global crude benchmarks closed out the trading week near multi-week highs, with Brent crude futures advancing to $93.96 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rising to $86.94 per barrel.The 5% weekly gain marks the…
August 20, 2026 – The Euro surged over 0.8% against the U.S. Dollar during Thursday trading, crossing the $1.1688 mark to log one of its strongest single-session bullish breakouts in recent months.The sharp single-currency rally follows the…
August 20, 2026 – Shares of Target Corporation rallied 4.28% to close near $159.00, approaching 52-week highs following its second-quarter financial results.The big-box retailer reported headline earnings per share of $4.11 on $26.54 billio…
