WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices were flat in range-bound trade on Wednesday as the dollar ticked higher, with cautious investors awaiting more cues on the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy direction, Reuters said. Spot gold was steady at $2,179.33 per ounce, as of 0747 GMT. Also, US gold futures were little changed at $2,178.50. Spot silver was flat …

  BANGKOK / WAM Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record highs, Associated Press (AP) reported. Oil prices fell while US futures edged higher. Chinese shares slipped even as China’s central bank governor told a high-level business conference in Beijing that property industry was showing signs of recovery. Hong Kong’s Hang …

PRAGUE/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, during His Highness’ working visit to Prague. Prime Minister Fiala welcomed the visit of the UAE Top Diplomat as the two sides discussed the bilateral relations between the two nations, and ways to further enhance cooperation in a …