Washington: The US dollar has risen against a basket of major currencies, recovering from a four-year low reached in the previous session, after the US Treasury reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to a strong-dollar policy. The dollar index, which meas…
Washington: The US Federal Reserve has left its key interest rate unchanged at its first policy meeting of 2026, citing continued uncertainty over the economic outlook. The central bank said it had maintained the benchmark overnight lending rate withi…
Muscat: Sultan Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance, received Moosa Zameer, Minister of Finance and Planning of the Republic of the Maldives, in Muscat today. The meeting focused on discussions of mutual interest and the exchange of views on financial …
Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) released its Macroeconomic Stability Report 2025, a periodic flagship publication providing an analytical assessment of recent macroeconomic developments and their spillovers to the financial system. The report p…
Barka: Japanese stocks rose today, led by chip-testing equipment maker Advantest. The broader Topix index climbed 0.3 percent to 3,545.30 points, erasing early losses of 0.8 percent, while the Nikkei index, which has a heavy weighting of technology st…
Muscat: The Middle East Space Conference 2026, which concluded today in Muscat, issued a set of strategic recommendations reflecting the importance of the next phase in developing the space sector. These recommendations resulted from specialized discu…
