TOKYO/ WAM Asian stock markets rallied on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street’s surge to all-time peaks overnight after a milder US inflation report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver two interest rate cuts this year, Reuters reported. The dollar remained on the back foot, sagging to fresh multi-week lows against peers including the euro and sterling. US Treasury yields ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Presight, a leading big data analytics company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), and Intel, a cloud computing, data centre, AI, and PC solutions company, have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating applied AI projects and developing cutting-edge AI solutions in the Middle East. Signifying a commitment to advancing AI research and development in the ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings Agency (S&P Global) said the profitability of GCC Banks will remain strong in 2024, and their asset quality will stay robust despite higher-for-longer rates, due to supportive economies, contained leverage, and a high level of precautionary reserves. In its related report, S&P stated that the US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) could begin ...