Category: Business

Gold Holds Gains after US Rate Cut

Gold prices stabilized Thursday after hitting a record high in the previous session after the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates significantly.

Spot gold was little changed at $2,562.85 per ounce, after scaling a record high of $2,599.92 o…

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Bank of England Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

The Bank of England (the central bank) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged at 5 percent , despite the significant 50 basis point cut by the Federal Reserve (the US central bank).

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee said in a stateme…

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Oil Prices Rise After US Interest Rate Cut

Oil prices rose on Thursday after a large interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve, but concerns over global demand lingered and capped gains.

Brent crude futures for November were up 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, to USD 74.01 a barrel, while WTI cr…

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Saudi Central Bank cuts Repo rate by 50 bp to 5.5 pct

The Saudi Central Bank, in line with its objective of preserving monetary stability, decided Wednesday to reduce the rate of Repurchase Agreement (Repo) by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent.

The rate of Reverse Repurchase Agreement (Reverse Repo) was a…

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Gold prices rise

Bethlehem – Ma’an – Gold prices rose to their highest level after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by about half a percentage point.

Spot gold rose 0.9% to $2,592.39 an ounce, while US gold futures rose 0.2% to $2,598.60 at settlement.

Sou…

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