All Middle East articles – Page 2
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White papersShifting war realities affect markets
Oil price and equity movements over the past weeks suggest how quickly markets can shift from an overly pessimistic to an overly optimistic scenario and vice versa. This reinforces our view that investors should maintain long-term convictions and avoid areas of high concentration risks.
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White papersOil prices threaten the tax tailwind
Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill is set to deliver a powerful fiscal tailwind. Yet this stimulus is at risk of being undermined by higher oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict, as higher energy prices effectively act as a tax increase on households. If crude prices settle around $90 per barrel, they could fully erode the benefits from the OBBBA.
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White papersEquity Outlook: Middle East War, Energy Shock Test Fragile Markets
Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape.
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White papersTrump the “paper tiger”. The move from Iran’s implicit leverage to explicit control in the Strait of Hormuz
Markets may be calmer following the ceasefire, but has the underlying risk really gone away?
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White papersGlobal Macro Outlook: Second Quarter 2026
US foreign policy became the key variable for financial markets in the first quarter. As the Middle-East conflict expands, oil price shocks could become stagflationary, but it’s too early to know the magnitude. Our base case is that the global economy will remain resilient to this shock—as it has to many others this cycle.
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White papersConflict affecting sentiment
The Eurozone March PMI survey fell during the previous month, indicating businesses are getting worried about the Middle East conflict.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - April 2026
With the Middle East conflict now entering its second month, high energy prices have produced knock-on effects across global financial markets. The US and European breakeven curves surged as markets repriced inflation expectations and the likelihood of central-bank rate cuts.
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White papersWhat are the long-term implications of the Iran war? GEMs Equity
We expect the conflict will prompt many governments to re-assess their energy security.
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White papersMiddle East conflict: Central bank forecast changes
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated sharply, marked by military exchanges and increasingly confrontational rhetoric. Attacks on key Middle Eastern energy infrastructure have heightened the risk of material supply disruptions, amplifying uncertainty across global markets. While there are tentative signs of de‑escalation—including reports that President Trump has ordered a five‑day pause on planned strikes against Iranian power and energy facilities—the situation remains highly fluid, with risks of retaliation and broader supply‑chain disruption still elevated.
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White papersThe supply chain shock no one is talking about
A disruption far bigger than the oil price is unfolding and it’s happening through the world’s most important industrial corridor.
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White papersFive charts that put market volatility in perspective
Fallout from the intensifying war in the Middle East has once again put market volatility in the spotlight.
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PodcastRenewable energy in focus amid the energy shock
What do current events in the Middle East mean for the clean energy sector? How can vulnerability to fossil fuel shocks be reduced?
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White papersAsset Allocation: Does Middle East Conflict Change the Calculus?
The Middle East conflict and its uncertainties, together with a shaky job market, challenge risk assets and growth. Vigilant of the risks on all fronts, we remain constructive in our positioning.
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White papersRisks to Oil from Iran: The Price of Uncertainty Flows Through Hormuz
A joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran’s leadership and energy infrastructure has put the world’s most critical oil chokepoint at risk — and the price consequences could be nonlinear.
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White papersMiddle East Tensions Rise, Oil Prices Fall
While Middle East tensions are driving near-term market volatility, this focus is likely to be temporary as attention soon returns to major July and August policy decisions.
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Asset Manager NewsDeA Capital Real Estate expands in the Middle East
DeA Capital Real Estate continues its international expansion with a focus on logistics, living, hospitality, and infrastructure. With over €12 billion in AUM and operations in five European countries, the firm recently completed a successful roadshow in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE.
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Asset Manager NewsGARBE Industrial and Sidra Capital Form Joint Venture for the Purpose of Sale-and-Leaseback Transactions
GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH (“GARBE Industrial”), one of the leading providers and managers of logistics, light industrial and technology assets in Germany and Europe, just formed a strategic joint venture with Sidra Capital, a Middle Eastern investment manager with a global portfolio. The partnership’s objective is the acquisition of light industrial and logistics real estate in Germany within the framework of sale-and-leaseback transactions.
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White papersA New Frontier for Equity Investors: The Middle East Transformation
Investors in emerging-market equities haven’t typically paid much attention to the Middle East. It’s time to take a closer look.
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White papersPositives for Europe, but the Middle East could be a headache
Inflation is a stubborn problem in the US due to labour shortages, but this is much less of a factor in Europe where activity is dull but likely to recover as the consumer is well supported.
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People NewsPATRIZIA appoints new Head of Global Client Solutions MENA to launch regional office in the Middle East
PATRIZIA has appointed JC Klein as its new Head of Global Client Solutions for Middle East and North Africa
