Planned protest is make-or-break for Middle East markets

Fund managers AsianInvestor has spoken to in Dubai this week won’t be spending today enjoying a picnic in the desert. After prayers, they are going to be watching very closely the events in Saudi Arabia, where the region’s next popular protest is planned. At this point we simply can’t predict what the outcome will be. That uncertain outcome is what could make Friday the make-or-break day. It could all pass quietly, with a few hundred demonstrators demurely making a point, or it …