Next Thursday's OPEC+ meeting may drop some hints about the future for the group's oil output beyond September and we think that quotas are likely to be lifted. If that’s the case, the Gulf economies would be major beneficiaries. Elsewhere, comments from Egypt’s finance minister suggest that officials are becoming more receptive to a weaker pound, adding to hopes that the move to a more flexible exchange rate is the real deal. A weak currency is a concern given the growing sovereign FX debt burden, but the country’s FY2022/23 budget passed this week does at least highlight a commitment to fiscal austerity.
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