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World stock markets stretch positive beginning to new year

04 Jan 2022

World shares extended on Tuesday their positive start to 2022 with markets from Europe to Asia shrugging off worries the Omicron coronavirus variant could choke the global economic recovery, while...

Turkey lira slides 5 per cent, CB says it will monitor forex risks

29 Dec 2021

The Turkish lira weakened for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, tumbling 5 per cent and eating further into the huge gains made the previous week, as worries persisted over...

Bitcoin falls by a fifth of its value

04 Dec 2021

Bitcoin shed a fifth of its value on Saturday as a combination of profit-taking and macro-economic concerns triggered nearly a billion dollars worth of selling across cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was...

VIDEO: ‘Thousands of dollars’ found dumped in a garbage container in Lebanon

11 Oct 2021

Gulf Today Report A Lebanese village was preoccupied with a video clip that spread on social media, showing thousands of counterfeit dollars in a garbage container. The cleaners in...

Sterling falls to a three-month low

19 Jul 2021

Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a cautious tone in global markets meant riskier currencies lost out in...

Stocks hover near record highs as bond yields slide

11 Jun 2021

The dollar rose and key US, European and global stock indexes hovered near record highs on Friday as investors embraced the easy monetary policies of major central banks and...

World stocks up, dollar dips as Fed officials calm inflation fears

14 May 2021

Global stocks rose and the dollar dipped on Friday after US Federal Reserve officials said there would be no imminent move to tighten monetary policy in the world’s biggest...

Gold plunges to 1-week low as US bond yields and dollar climb

13 May 2021

Gold touched a one-week low on Thursday, as US Treasury yields rose and the dollar firmed after a bigger-than-expected rise in US consumer prices boosted bets for early interest...

Uncertain times with a downward bias in stock markets worldwide

25 Apr 2021

It was a short four-day week identical to the previous one, with a mid-week holiday on Wednesday. Markets were under pressure and lost on three of the four trading days....

World stocks extend rally, rouble buckles under sanctions stress

15 Apr 2021

World stocks were on course to extend a five-day run of record highs on Thursday, while bitcoin took a breather after its latest surge and Russia’s markets tumbled at the...

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