GCC downstream to see medium-term volatility: studyThe GCC refining market is expected to remain volatile in the medium term, with significant uncertainties on the demand side, mainly linked to the economic growth prospects of the US, Europe and China, a report said. In the longer More… |
Cybersecurity, volatility top concerns for global C-suiteGlobal C-suite executives see technology as their biggest operational focus over the next 12 months, with 43 per cent of them pointing to cybersecurity risk as a key concern, said global management consultancy firm A T Kearney in a new report. More… |
GIB offers low volatility equitiesGulf International Bank (GIB) is offering low volatility and protected strategies on global and regional equities. In the last few years, markets have suffered from bouts of elevated volatility and large swings More… |
Oil makes only one promise and that's volatility: KempJust about the only thing we know about where oil prices are headed over the next few years is that most of the forecasts will be wrong. The oil market has defied every attempt to fix or predict prices in terms of oil's value More… |
Gold climbs as investors seek refuge from volatilityGold hit a 12-week high on Tuesday as investors sought refuge from turbulence in stock and currency markets after crude oil prices slid to a near six-year low. The gold price peaked at $1,243.60, its highest since mid-October, bef More… |
Oil market reveals its wild side againFollowing Opec’s decision to leave production unchanged, Brent crude futures experienced the first three-standard deviation down-move since the flash crash of May 2011 and before that the depths of the recession in March 2009. More… |
Vanishing volatility signals oil market shiftThe oil market has rarely been so quiet. Benchmark Brent has traded in a narrow range of $5 either side of $110 per barrel since the summer of 2012. Price volatility has fallen to some of the lowest levels since crude futures mark More… |
Financial volatility ‘top concern of CFOs’The core concern of chief financial officers (CFOs) across the Middle East and in global markets is primarily financial volatility, in addition to extended macroeconomic ups and downs arising in recent years, said a report. “The role of th More… |
Oil price volatility 'to hit maritime trade'Current oil price fluctuations may increase the costs of maritime trade in the short term, while piracy is another concern for the shipping industry, the UAE's Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said on Monday. 'The oil More… |
Oil price volatility 'to hit maritime trade'Current oil price fluctuations may increase the costs of maritime trade in the short term, while piracy is another concern for the shipping industry, the UAE's Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said on Monday. 'The oil More… |