Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg. Global equities are close to erasing their November losses as rising bets for Fed rate cuts revives markets. Hong Kong's worst residential fire in more than half a century kills at least 44 people and leaves hundreds missing. We're on the ground with the latest. And UK assets rally after the Budget, in a positive sign for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. That's after announcing tax hikes to pay for welfare. Guests include: Mahjabeen Zaman, ANZ, Head of FX Research; and Clementine Munro, Allsopp & Allsopp, Private Office Advisor. (Source: Bloomberg)