Doha: Oil prices steadied in early trade on Wednesday after two consecutive days of losses. Brent crude futures for December delivery rose 12 cents to $66.15 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 12 cents to $62.49 a barrel.

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Doha: Gold prices surged to a record high on Wednesday, driven by investor demand for safe-haven assets after the official start of the US government shutdown and as soft labor data bolstered expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Spot gold was up…

Tokyo: Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved for the second consecutive quarter after a deal to lower US tariffs, but the outlook was clouded by caution over the impact of the levies, the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey showed …

Seoul: South Korea’s exports rose 12.7% from a year earlier in September on the back of strong demand for semiconductors, logging the largest outbound shipments in three years and six months, government data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments came t…