Japan’s central bank keeps ultra-low rates policy

Japan’s central bank decided on Friday to maintain its ultra-low interest rates policy.At a two-day policy meeting, Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda and his eight board colleagues made the decision to keep short-term interest rates at minus 0…

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US Stocks Close Mixed

Major US stock indexes ended mixed at the end of the trading session on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept US interest rates unchanged.The S&P 500 gained 3.83 points, or 0.09%, to end at 4,372.84 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 53.16 p…

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Tourism revenue in 1st 5 months of 2023 up by 68.4%

The Kingdom’s tourism revenue went up by 27.8 per cent in May 2023, compared to the same month in 2022, to reach $611 million, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) latest data showed on Thursday. During the first five months of 2023, the data showed that …

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Brussels conference on Syria pledges pound 9.6 billion

The total pledges made at the Seventh Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region amounted to pound 9.6 billion, pound 5.6 billion of which were in the form of grants. The European Union and its member states account for 70 pe…

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Kuwait crude oil down 42 cents to USD 73.68 pb – KPC

The Kuwaiti crude oil price dropped 42 cents during Tuesday’s trading sessions to reach 73.68 per barrel, compared with USD 74.10 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Wednesday.In global marks, Brent crude increased USD 2.45 to se…

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