ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, discussed over the phone the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and ways to increase the flow of relief aid without obstacles to meet civilians’ needs. In addition to addressing the ongoing humanitarian …

WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold held steady on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting this week, which could offer further clues on the timing of likely interest rate cuts this year, Reuters said. Spot gold was little changed at $2,160.79 per ounce, as of 0426 GMT. US gold futures were flat …

ABU DHABI / WAM Bloomberg has announced a new Bloomberg Commodity Murban Crude Oil Index, aimed at tracking the performance of rolling futures on Murban Crude Oil. The new offering is a subindex of the flagship Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) and reflects the global recognition and status that Murban crude and the Murban futures contract has quickly established as it …