Bonds Rise on Rate-Cut Bets; Gold Dips Below $5,000 | Horizons Middle East & Africa 2/16/2026
Bloomberg Television·2026-02-16 09:52
GOOD MORNING, THIS IS "HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST AND AFR AFRICA." OUR TOP STORY THIS MORNING. U.S. SAYS THE FATE IS INTERTWINED WITH THE U.S. WHILE SAYING THEY DRIFTED FROM THEIR SHARED WESTERN VALUES. THE YEN WEAKENS, BOOSTING THE CASE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER’S PROACTIVE SPENDING POLICIES.HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYBODY. IT’S JUST GONE 9:00 A. M.ACROSS THE EMIRATES. I’M JOUMANNA BERCETCHE IN DUBAI. WE ARE IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.CHINA IS CLOSED FOR AS MUCH AS 11 DAYS BACK-TO-BACK. WE HAD A HALF DAY OF TRADING IN HONG K ...