{
  "id": 3298211,
  "title": "Trump’s pronouncements are triggering instant trades in the Middle East as UAE investors place bigger bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trumps-pronouncements-are-triggering-instant-trades-in-the-middle",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:19:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/25/trump-pronouncements-triggering-instant-trades-middle-east-uae-capital-com/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's market-moving statements are causing rapid trading among Middle Eastern investors, surpassing Federal Reserve decisions and key U.S. economic data, according to a Dubai-based trading executive. Tarik Chebib, the Middle East CEO of Capital.com, noted that price fluctuations trigger trades almost immediately after Trump's announcements. The Dubai Financial Market's trading value increased by 40% year-on-year to $32.5 billion in the first half of 2026, and Abu Dhabi's exchange saw $46.6 billion in trades. Retail investors in the UAE are placing larger leveraged bets on gold, oil, and U.S. technology stocks. Capital.com recorded 57% of its $1.13 trillion global client trading volume in the Middle East during Q2 2026, with the majority coming from the UAE. Leverage among UAE investors has increased since Trump returned to office, with Valecha, the chief investment officer at Century Financial, observing that activity around Trump's statements now exceeds that generated by Federal Open Market Committee decisions, CPI releases, or U.S. jobless numbers. The Middle East accounted for 57.2% of Capital.com's global platform volume in Q2 2026, with gold representing 49.9% of volume in the region. The market's focus has shifted rapidly, with gold dominating early in the year, followed by oil and AI-related equities as technology stocks recovered. Chebib predicts another surge in volatility before the U.S. midterm elections, potentially making Capital.com a record year.",
  "summary": "The UAE’s retail trading market now rivals Singapore, industry executives say, as war, gold, AI and the U.S. President drive a new appetite for risk.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}