NEW YORK/LONDON – MSCI’s global stock index barely rose on Friday while the U.S. dollar edged down after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s favored inflation reading showed moderating prices and investors waited anxiously for clues on interest rate policy days ahead of the central bank’s closely monitored meeting.

NEW YORK – The U.S. dollar inched lower on Friday, after data showed inflation rose modestly in December but was trending lower, which should keep the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates by the middle of the year.

Mali is one of Africa’s top gold producers and home to industrial mines operated by international companies including Barrick Gold, B2Gold Corp, Resolute Mining and Hummingbird Resources

The ratings agency affirmed the country’s credit ratings at “B-” and assigned a “stable” outlook

MUSCAT: Non-oil trade between Sultanate of Oman and the United States totaled around $308 million for during the month of October 2023, shared equally between imports and exports, according to statistics shared by US trade authorities.

The budget, amended over the course of months from a version that had been submitted to parliament by Mikati, anticipated significantly higher state revenues earned through VAT and customs fees