The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Lebanese government Eurobonds (excluding coupon payments), surged by 12% in the week ending September 4, 2025, to 22.63 points—Read More
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Lebanese government Eurobonds (excluding coupon payments), surged by 12% in the week ending September 4, 2025, to 22.63 points?Read More
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber submitted the draft law for Lebanon’s 2026 state budget to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Read More
Economic Indicators
BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.69B after a $206.35M Increase in the First Half of August 2025
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.1% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.4B by Read More
Financial Markets
AI Optimism Lifts U.S. Stocks While Political Instability in Paris Weighs on European Stocks
U.S. equities surged on upbeat GDP revisions and resilient AI momentum, even as Europe grappled with political instability and fiscal uncertainty. Read More
Lebanon’s Eurobonds are rising again, with BLOMINVEST layering fresh valuation metrics atop prior estimates—this time accounting for accrued interest and Read More
As markets await Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, the dollar surged on soft U.S. labor data and fading rate-cut bets—pressuring Read More
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), the international rating agency, raised Lebanon’s long-term local currency (LC) sovereign rating Read More
Financial Markets
Gold Rises as Bullion Tariffs Hit Swiss Supply; Dollar Weakens on Dovish Fed Signals
In currency markets this week, the US Dollar Index fell 0.91% to 98.24, weighed down by soft labor data, renewed trade tensions, and shifting Read More
Lebanese banks are now facing a 17% tax on provisions they were instructed to set aside—ironically, to absorb losses from sovereign bonds Read More
