Saturday, May 9

Economy

LONDON: Oil prices rose slightly on Friday after the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, to keep its production policy unchanged, but benchmarks remained on track for weekly losses on China demand growth fears, according to Reuters.

LONDON: Gold prices were poised for their biggest weekly gain in nine weeks on Friday as the dollar and Treasury yields retreated, while traders awaited key US jobs data due later in the day for clues on when the Federal Reserve could start rate cuts, according to Reuters.

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