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 Middle East Tensions Drive Investors to Safe Havens, Yet the U.S. Dollar Struggles
Financial Markets

Middle East Tensions Drive Investors to Safe Havens, Yet the

Mira Said June 13, 2025

Escalating tensions in the Middle East have significantly impacted global markets, driving investors to seek safety in assets like the Japanese Yen, Read More

 Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 27.53% to 1,845 in Q1 2025
Economic Indicators

Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 27.53% to 1,845 in Q1

Mira Said June 5, 2025

Lebanon saw a 27.53% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, reaching a total of 1,845 permits, according to Read More

 PMI signals further deterioration in private sector conditions but confidence improves
PMI Reports

PMI signals further deterioration in private sector conditions but confidence

Mira Said June 4, 2025

The BLOM Lebanon PMI slightly declined to 48.9 in May 2025 from 49 in April 2025, signaling a continued weakening in the private sector performance. This Read More

 Lebanese Eurobonds Exhibit Fragile Stability as Reform Hopes Contend with Market Skepticism
Financial Markets

Lebanese Eurobonds Exhibit Fragile Stability as Reform Hopes Contend with

Mira Said May 30, 2025

Lebanese Eurobonds saw a slight decline last week, but optimism remains as Moody’s reaffirmed a higher-than-market recovery estimate, potentially supporting prices. Read More

 Moody’s Maintains Lebanon’s ‘C’ Rating Amid Deepening Crisis and Stalled Reforms
Key Takeaways

Moody’s Maintains Lebanon’s ‘C’ Rating Amid Deepening Crisis and Stalled

Mira Said May 27, 2025

In its May 21, 2025, review, the international rating agency Moody’s kept Lebanon’s “C” rating, underscoring that bondholders’ losses since the March 2020 Read More

 Investors Flee Dollar amid Rising U.S. Debt and Seek Safer Havens
Financial Markets

Investors Flee Dollar amid Rising U.S. Debt and Seek Safer

Mira Said May 23, 2025

Rising U.S. debt levels, credit downgrades, and trade uncertainty have weakened the dollar’s safe-haven appeal, driving investors toward more stable Read More

 Is the Dollar’s Global Dominance Coming to an End?
Spotlights

Is the Dollar’s Global Dominance Coming to an End?

Mira Said May 22, 2025

Speculation has grown that President Donald Trump favors a weaker U.S. dollar, a stance that could prompt other countries—especially in Read More

 Currencies and Commodities React to  US-China Trade Truce and Fed Outlook
Financial Markets

Currencies and Commodities React to US-China Trade Truce and Fed

Mira Said May 16, 2025

Global currency markets saw notable shifts this week as the US dollar gained strength amid easing trade tensions with China, while most Read More

 M3 Recorded $68.81 Billion Over the Period Ending May 8, 2025
Financial Markets

M3 Recorded $68.81 Billion Over the Period Ending May 8,

Mira Said May 16, 2025

BDL’s latest statistics on money supply revealed that Broad Money (M3) declined by LBP 16,704.8 billion to stand at LBP 6,158,262 billion ($68.81 billion) Read More

 From Lollars to Dollars: How Will Beirut Stock Exchange Stocks Be Priced Next?
Spotlights

From Lollars to Dollars: How Will Beirut Stock Exchange Stocks

Mira Said May 16, 2025

For several years, Lebanon has faced a severe and multifaceted economic crisis, marked by the dramatic devaluation of the Lebanese pound (LBP) Read More

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  • BBI 
    10/2/2026
    -0.86%
  • BSI 
    11/2/2026
    1.43%
  • BPSI 
    11/2/2026
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    11/2/2026
    0.01%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/$
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    31/01/2026
    $45.9 Billion
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    31/01/2026
    $11.95 Billion
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    January 2026
    50.1

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