Month: August 2024

Gold Prices Firm with US Inflation Data in Focus

Gold prices edged up on Thursday, aided by a weaker dollar and hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, while focus turned to a key US inflation print.

Spot gold was up 0.5% to $2,513.77 per ounce, while US gold futures rose 0.4% to $2,546.80.

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Oil Edges Up as Lower-Than-Expected US Stock Draw

Oil prices edged up on Thursday after two sessions of losses, with a smaller-than-expected draw in US crude inventories that sapped demand expectations.

Brent crude futures climbed 9 cents, or 0.11%, to stand at $78.74 a barrel, while US West Texas I…

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US Stocks End Lower

US stocks ended lower at the end of the trading session on Wednesday.

The S and P 500 .SPX lost 33.30 points, or 0.59%, to end at 5,592.50 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 198.79 points, or 1.12%, to 17,556.31.

The Dow Jones Industrial …

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QCB Issues Treasury Bills Worth QR 4.5 Billion

Doha: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has issued treasury bills for maturities of 7 days, 35 days, 91 days, 182 days, 273 days, and 336 days worth QR 4.5 billion.

In a post on X platform on Thursday, the QCB said that the treasury bills issued were distribu…

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