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Day: July 9, 2024

Gold Edges Higher After Falling over 1%

Singapore, Gold prices firmed today as the dollar remained soft, with investors awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony and June inflation data to assess the next policy move by the US central bank.

Spot gold rose 0.4% at $2,368.06 p…

Japan’s May Current Account Surplus Hits Record High

Tokyo, Japan’s Finance Ministry said that the country’s current account surplus for May hit a record high for that month.

The surplus stood at 2.85 trillion yen, or 17.7 billion dollars. That’s up more than 41 percent on year and the highest for May …

UK Retail Sales Fall in June, Says British Retail Consortium

London, Retail sales declined in June in the United Kingdom (UK) as the cold weather in the first half of the year weighed on consumer spending, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said today.

Total retail sales fell 0.2% in June from the previous ye…

MSX Gains 3 Points

Muscat, Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) general index (30) today gained (3.6) points, comprising a rise by (0.08%) to close at (4690.59) points, compared to the last session, which stood at (4686.96) points.

The trading value today stood at (RO 2,913,761…

Cabinet reviews ’23 GPF report

KUWAIT, The Kuwaiti cabinet convened its weekly meeting at Bayan Palace on Tuesday under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Int…