The sharp widening in Lebanese dollar bond spreads this week suggests that investors are increasingly fearful that the country is lurching towards an economic crisis and, in the event of a fresh escalation of tensions with the Gulf, we think that a sovereign default would become a real possibility. Meanwhile, reports that Saudi officials are comfortable with oil prices rising above $80pb means that the Kingdom may refrain from raising oil output further.
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