Pre-Trading Thoughts

The MPC will meet on Thursday, 5 September, to decide on key interest rates. We expect the CBE to keep the current rates on hold in its upcoming meeting on 5 September, with a potential rate cut in 4Q24, or - more conservatively - in 1Q25. Net foreign asset surplus expanded 3.5% to USD13.3 billion in July, up from USD12.9 billion in June. The government has purchased a “large volume” of fresh oil hedging contracts, Prime Minister Madbouly said. The government has stocked up on strategic reser...