Category: Industry

Oil prices rise, and Brent records $85.40

Baghdad , Oil prices continued their gains from the last session, today, Thursday, supported by a larger-than-expected decline last week in crude inventories in the United States, the largest oil consumer in the world.

Brent crude futures rose by 32 …

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Gold Soars to Record Prices

Singapore: Gold prices rose to an all-time peak on Wednesday, driven by mounting hopes of a US interest rate cut in September after recent comments from US Federal Reserve officials.

Spot gold was steady at $2,468.55 per ounce, after hitting a record…

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Dollar Eases Due to Possible Fed Rate Cuts

Singapore: The dollar was broadly weaker on Wednesday after a modest but short-lived boost following better-than-expected US retail sales data, as traders focused on the prospect of Federal Reserve rate cuts as early as September.

The New Zealand dol…

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ADB Raises S. Korea’s 2024 Growth Forecast to 2.5%

Seoul: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised up its outlook for South Korea’s economic growth this year to 2.5%.

The ADB said in its latest report on the Asian economy for July that it raised its forecast for Korean economic growth to 2.5% for thi…

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Qatar Stock Exchange Index Starts Trading Down 0.24 %

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index declined by 0.24% at the beginning of Wednesday’s trading, losing 24.25 points and dropping to the level of 10,169 points, pressured by six sectors.

Qatar Stock Exchange attributed the decline in the general index to …

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Oil Prices Steady in Early Asian Trade

Singapore: Oil prices were steady in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as signs of weakening demand growth in China clashed with the prospect of declining US oil stockpiles.

Brent crude oil futures fell by 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $83.62 a barrel, and US …

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