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…
Muscat, The Secretariat General of the Tender Board today celebrated the passing out of the first batch of engineers who took part in a programme codenamed ‘Imkan’ (Empowerment) to hone the skills of cadres tasked with the implementation of government…
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 …
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…
New York, Oil prices dropped by about one percent at the close of today’s trading session, marking their lowest level in a week. Brent crude futures fell by 79 cents, or 0.9 percent, settling at $85.75 per barrel. Similarly, West Texas Intermediate (W…
Muscat, The State’s public revenue at the end of May 2024 amounted to RO 5,075 million, down by 7% compared to RO 5,463 million registered over the same period in 2023. This is mainly due to a decrease in hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon revenues, acco…
