Yen, Swiss franc near highs amid US slowdown fears; sterling swoons TOKYO: The safe-haven Japanese yen and Swiss franc traded near multi-month highs against the dollar on Friday after... Published 02 Aug, 2024 10:05am
Markets Most Gulf markets end higher; Saudi bourse falls DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday as investors looked for more clues to the global... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Markets Buoyant dollar on course for its longest weekly winning streak since 2014 SINGAPORE: The dollar was headed for its longest weekly winning streak in nine years on Friday, bolstered by a... Published 08 Sep, 2023 10:14am
Markets IMF issues growth warning as it lowers 2023 forecast WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund slightly lowered its outlook for the global economy on Tuesday, while... Published 12 Apr, 2023 10:11am
Markets Gulf markets retreat as recession worries weigh DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Thursday as mounting evidence of a US economic slowdown fuelled... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
Markets Biden’s budget plan would boost childcare funding by billions of dollars WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and early... Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:24am
Markets Wall St ends sharply down, posts biggest weekly drop of 2023 NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes posted their biggest weekly drop of 2023 after sharp losses on Friday, as... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
World US existing home sales fall in January, but pace slowing WASHINGTON: US existing home sales dropped to a more than 12-year low in January, but the pace of decline slowed,... Published 21 Feb, 2023 09:03pm
Markets China, HK stocks fall as US data cloud China’s recovery hopes BEIJING: China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, dragged by some tech stocks, as upbeat US economic data revived... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of earnings, US data TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday, with investors increasingly cautious ahead of Japan’s earnings season... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 11:53am