Fed Holds Rates; Saudi Arabia's Giga Spending | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/29/2026

The Fed holds rates, with chair Jerome Powell pointing to an improving US outlook as the labor market steadies. Also on the show: a massive day of tech earnings, from Meta and Microsoft in the US to Samsung and SK Hynix in Asia; gold, copper and silver hit all-time highs on a weaker dollar and rising geopolitical tensions; Saudi Arabia is ordering sweeping changes across its most ambitious projects; African central banks are kicking off a busy month of interest-rate decisions. Guests include: Parisha Saimbi, BNP Paribas, EM Asia FXLM Strategist; Monica Malik, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Chief Economist. (Source: Bloomberg)