Manama: The US dollar rose on Friday, supported by higher US Treasury yields following reports indicating the possibility of an interest rate increase in September. The dollar gained against the Japanese yen and remained on track for weekly gains, whi…
Manama: Gold prices were little changed on Friday but remained on track for their biggest weekly gain since January, supported by lower oil prices as investors awaited US nonfarm payrolls data for signals on the outlook for interest rates. Spot gold w…
Manama: Oil prices extended gains on Friday: Brent crude futures rose 1.2% to $83.48 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 1.1% to $78.84 a barrel.
According to Bahrain News Agency, both benchmarks had settled more th…