The Market Watcher https://themarketwatcher.ae/ Markets & money, through the Abu Dhabi expat lens: registered residential sales, district by district. en Markets & Money Weekly — The Fed raised rates and the ten-year Treasury barely moved (14–18 September) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-18 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-18 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Federal Reserve raised its overnight rate by a quarter point on Wednesday, its first increase since July 2023. Markets & Money Weekly — markets price a Fed rise as Brent closes above $100 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-11 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-11 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT US inflation moved markets closer to pricing a Federal Reserve rate rise on 16 September. Markets & Money Weekly — why 162,000 jobs changed the rate debate (31 August – 4 September) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-04 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-09-04 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A strong US jobs report pushed rate expectations higher, while renewed fighting around Hormuz lifted oil. Markets & Money Monthly — stocks up, yields flat, the Fed bet reversed (August 2026) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT August moved in every direction at once: gold and Bitcoin sharply higher, American stocks higher, France lower, Brent flat after a wide swing. Markets & Money Weekly — markets started pricing a rise (24–28 August) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-28 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-28 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT For most of August, markets were trading a liquidity story: cheaper money ahead, and assets priced for it. Markets & Money Weekly — a bad week for paper, and a very good one for gold and bitcoin (17–21 August) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-21 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-21 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, and long-term US government bonds sold off hard enough on Monday to take the thirty-year yield to its highest close since 2007. Markets & Money Weekly — energy got cheaper in July, and 6% dearer last week (10–14 August) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-14 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-14 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT July's inflation report landed on Wednesday and said energy prices fell 1.5% during the month. Markets & Money Weekly — payrolls fell, and the market closed at a record (3–7 August) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-07 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-08-07 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT US payrolls fell by 23,000 in July. Markets & Money Weekly — the Fed held, and US government borrowing costs rose anyway (27–31 July) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-31 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-31 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Two central banks met on Wednesday. Markets & Money Monthly — the S&P went nowhere and the chip makers lost a fifth (July 2026) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The S&P 500 ended July almost exactly where it began, down 0.1%. Markets & Money Weekly — the week good news came with an invoice (20–24 July) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-24 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-24 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Alphabet's cloud business grew 82% and the shares fell 7.8%. Markets & Money Weekly — the chips reported records and were sold anyway (13–17 July) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-17 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-17 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Semiconductors reported exceptional results and were sold for them. Markets & Money Weekly — the week the headlines said crisis and the tape said rotation (6–10 July) https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-10 https://themarketwatcher.ae/archive/2026-07-10 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Missiles over the Gulf, oil up 6%, and equities' answer was to change seats rather than leave the theatre.