Oil and gold Gold traded flat on Thursday, shrugging off data showing China's economy was perking up, as investors waited on the sidelines of the market for US employment data due on Friday. More from Arabian Business Brent crude edged down toward US$108 a barrel on Thursday as investors focused on concerns that storm Sandy's rampage across the US East Coast could reduce fuel demand and shrugged off data pointing to a recovery in China. More from Arabian Business Economics The European Investment Bank and the French Development Agency are interested in funding natural gas pipelines in Lebanon, Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi said on Wednesday following a meeting with European officials. More from The Daily Star Iranians can no longer export gold without approval by the central bank, an official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, in a new effort by the government to restrict outflows of
