South Korea’s economy retreated in the second quarter of the year as weaker domestic demand clouded recovery prospects despite robust exports, South Korean central bank data showed Thursday.
The country’s real gross domestic product, a key measure of…
Doha: Oil prices rose at settlement for the third consecutive session today, influenced by developments in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose $3.56, or 3.42 percent, to settle at $107.77 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbe…
Doha: The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from July 14 to 18, reached QR 236,365,454, while the total sales contracts for residential units in …
Doha: The Ministry of Finance, represented by the General Budget Department, in cooperation with Qatar University, organized the second phase of the ‘Transition to Program and Performance Budget’ workshops, dedicated to governmental and semi-governmen…
The US economy grew by 2.8 percent in the second quarter of this year, after growing by 1.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter.
Data from the US Department of Commerce released Thursday showed that the US economy grew more than expected during…
The value of the Japanese currency rose to 152 yen against the dollar, benefiting from expectations that the Bank of Japan may normalize its monetary policy soon.
The Nikkei stock index logged on Thursday its biggest single-day point fall in eight ye…
Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index wrapped up this week’s trading down by 0.39 percent to stand at 10,098 points, while achieving a positive weekly performance of around 0.64 percent, achieving 1.3 percent gains since the beginning of July.
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Oil prices eased on Thursday due to concerns over weak demand in China, the world’s largest crude importer.
Brent crude futures for September fell 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $81.33 a barrel.
US West Texas Intermediate crude slid 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $77…
Gold prices fell more than 1% on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of US economic data that could offer more cues on when the central bank will cut interest rates this year and by how much.
Spot gold fell 0.9 % to $ 2377.29 per ounce. US gol…
Doha: In line with the Third Financial Sector Strategy, the FinTech Strategy, and Qatar Central Banks endeavor to regulate and develop the financial sector and enhance the FinTech ecosystem in the country, Qatar Central Bank has issued the “Distribute…