Since the beginning of the year, the Japanese yen has been on every investor’s mind. Indeed, as the Japanese government continues to show...
Since the beginning of the year, the Japanese yen has been on every investor’s mind. Indeed, as the Japanese government continues to show...
By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Sentiment towards riskier assets remains at elevated levels, having been driven by expectations that...
Airbus employees walk in front of an A380 aircraft at the final assembly line in Blagnac, southern France. The European aircraft manufacturer needs...
Doha: The total value of the world’s largest 500 listed companies, measured by market capitalisation, increased by 13 percent in 2012 to $26...
DOHA: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant bank, has been selected as co-lead manager on the Government of Dubai’s $750m sukuk issuance which...
DOHA: Energy projects worth nearly $250bn will be discussed at the forthcoming Doha Power-Gen Middle East conference. As many as 200 planned and...
DOHA: The Board of Directors of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) have decided to appoint Bassel Gamal (pictured) as the Chief Executive Officer of...
DOHA: Qatar Aluminium Company (Qatalum) forecast a rising demand of the light metal in the GCC states including Qatar on account of a...
WASHINGTON: The Interna-tional Monetary Fund (IMF) is gearing up for a huge new challenge to rebuild the economies of the turbulent Arab world,...
DAVOS: Billionaire financier George Soros told the Davos forum yesterday that financial markets were still poorly understood despite moves to limit more complex...
Participants walk inside the Congress Centre during the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, yesterday. DAVOS: The inventor of...
NEW YORK: Apple shares extended their losses on Friday, ending a miserable week for the California tech giant as it surrendered its position...
WASHINGTON: Federal Res-erve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s unprecedented bond buying pushed the Fed’s balance sheet to a record $3 trillion as he shows no...
A man looks at a stock index board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, yesterday. Japan’s Nikkei share average rose as a sharp drop...
LONDON: Visitors to London have marked its hotels as the worst in a list of 100 cities due to overpriced beverages, lousy breakfasts...
SIENA, Italy: Enraged shareholders of Monte Paschi bank lashed out at its management yesterday as questions grew about central bank oversight of the...
LONDON: Brent crude oil struck a three-month peak yesterday on the back of the weak dollar, upbeat German data and growing global economic...
City workers leave their offices in the City of London. Britain’s economy shrank 0.3 percent in the final quarter of 2012, a year...
