Lower than Expected US Inflation and Geo-political Tensions Escalation Drove US Treasury Yields Down

12/06/2025 05/06/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.33 17.67 -1.91% 30.44% Weighted Yield 104.18% 101.68% 2.46% 0.60% Weighted Spread 9,994.41 9,745.28 2.56% 0.67% The BLOM ... read more

BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 735 Regarding Operations of E-Wallets Providers

On May 23rd, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circular 735 (Decision 13718) to amend some of the points in the basic decision 7548 concerning the banking and financial operations of e-wallets ... read more

President Trump’s Tariffs Decisions Weighing on Forex and Commodities Markets

30/05/2025 23/05/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 101,537.75 101,702 -0.16% 9.58% Euro / Dollar 1.1345 1.13633296 -0.16% 9.58% NEER Index 238.33 238.14 0.08% 1.76% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate ... read more

LEA’s ‘Preservation of Deposits’Position Paper: Analysis & Critique

In this spotlight, we will highlight the main issues discussed in the position paper “Advocating the Preservation of Deposits as Precondition for Economic Recovery with Integrity” prepared by the Lebanese ... read more

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more

US 10-Year Treasury Bonds Yield Increases as Moody’s Downgraded US Rating from Aaa to Aa1

22/05/2025 15/05/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.99 17.95 0.19% 35.35% Weighted Yield 98.74% 97.96% 0.80% -4.65% Weighted Spread 9,446.01 9,372.30 0.79% -4.85% The BLOM ... read more

Global Markets Rally After US – China Trade Agreement

16/05/2025 09/05/2025 % Change BLOM Stock Index 2,024.96 2,010.01 0.74% Average Traded Volume 261,813 144,216 81.54% Average Traded Value 7,408,428 835,181 787.04% Market Cap 20,754,135,716.19 ... read more

Potential Trade Deal Between US and its Trade Partners Strengthens US Dollar

09/05/2025 02/05/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 100,615.90 101,090 -0.47% 8.59% Euro / Dollar 1.1242 1.1295 -0.47% 8.59% NEER Index 238.06 237.7 0.15% 1.64% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate ... read more

PMI Ticks Higher As Contractions in Output and New Orders Cool, But Confidence Worsens

BLOM Lebanon PMI rose from 47.6 in March 2025 to 49 in April 2025, indicating that the Lebanese private sector business activity contracted at a softer pace. The contraction in April was attributed to the ... read more

Lebanese Bonds Drop Amid Political and Security Uncertainty

01/05/2025 24/04/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.53 17.96 -2.37% 31.90% Weighted Yield 97.79% 95.30% 2.61% -5.57% Weighted Spread 9,364.52 9,115.40 2.73% -5.67% The BLOM ... read more

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