Keywords: Financial markets


Morocco’s AMMC Appoints Bassil Zekri as Director of Markets Amid Financial Market Reforms

Morocco’s Capital Market Authority (AMMC) has appointed Bassil Zekri as its new director of markets, effective October 2026, placing an experienced financial regulator at the centre of efforts to modernise the country’s capital markets and broaden the range of investment instruments available......

Gold could climb toward $5,330 an ounce in 2027 as investor demand grows

Gold could extend its strong performance into 2027, with the precious metal expected to benefit from continued investor demand for alternative assets amid inflation concerns, fiscal pressures and uncertainty across global financial markets. Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus projects that the......

Turkey’s $17 Billion Fund Crisis Puts Financial Regulator Under Scrutiny

Turkey’s deepening investment fund crisis is now reaching the country’s financial regulatory establishment, as prosecutors examine the role of former Capital Markets Board (SPK) chairman Ibrahim Ömer Gönül in a scandal involving hundreds of thousands of investors and assets......

Global bonds head for worst quarter since 2024 as inflation fears return

Global government bonds are on track for their weakest quarterly performance since 2024, as renewed concerns over inflation put pressure on fixed-income markets following a surge in oil prices toward $100 a barrel. The Bloomberg global bond index has fallen about 2.1% since June, marking its steepest......

Lagarde urges Europe to strengthen its own artificial intelligence capabilities

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has called on Europe to strengthen its domestic artificial intelligence capabilities, warning that heavy reliance on foreign technologies could create vulnerabilities for the region’s financial system and broader economic resilience. Speaking in......

As AI takes over billions in trades, what remains of the human investor?

Global financial markets are entering a new phase in which artificial intelligence is moving beyond automated order execution and increasingly influencing how investment decisions are analysed, portfolios are managed and risks are assessed. Algorithmic trading has been a feature of major markets for......

Russia’s richest billionaires lose $23.6 billion in wealth this year

The combined fortunes of Russia’s wealthiest billionaires have fallen by about $23.6 billion since the beginning of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, highlighting the changing value of major Russian business holdings amid shifts in global markets. The Bloomberg index tracks......

Global bond sell-off deepens as oil prices revive inflation concerns

Global government bond markets are facing renewed selling pressure as rising oil prices, persistent inflation concerns and expectations of higher interest rates reshape investor expectations at the end of the third quarter. The latest market moves have pushed borrowing costs sharply higher across several......

Crypto activity remains resilient despite falling valuations in 2026

The global cryptocurrency market has gone through a sharp correction in 2026, but the decline in asset valuations has not translated into a comparable contraction in underlying economic activity. According to Chainalysis, the global crypto economy generated around $9.4 trillion in on-chain activity between......