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India records strong 7.8pc growth in June quarter

NEW DELHI: India’s GDP grew by 7.8 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Thursday, despite...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Brazil retail sales post biggest drop in Nov

SAO PAULO: Retail sales volumes in Brazil posted in November their biggest drop in five months, government ...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

UK inflation hits 41-year high as Hunt readies tough budget

LONDON: Surging household energy bills and food prices pushed British inflation to a 41-year high, data showed a day...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq fall on fears of profit hit from inflation, rate hikes

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Tuesday in the run-up to a key inflation reading and the start of...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Business & Finance

China’s factory inflation hits 17-month low, consumer prices speed up

BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation eased in July to a 17-month low, defying global cost pressures as slower...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

Business & Finance

Euro zone bond yields rise as inflation hits another record high

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose sharply on Friday as inflation in the bloc rose to another record high...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am

Resurging US inflation puts Fed on track for more big rate hikes

WASHINGTON: Red-hot US inflation is showing few signs of cooling, putting the Federal Reserve on track to continue...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

German steel workers to strike as inflation squeezes pay

FRANKFURT: The German steel workers union said Wednesday it had called strikes after failing to reach a pay deal ...

Published 26 May, 2022 07:13am

Opinion

Two decades on, euro can’t shake reputation as price driver

Europeans have been living with euro banknotes and coins for 20 years now, but many still point the finger at the...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Spanish inflation soars to 29-year high

MADRID: Spanish inflation accelerated in November to its highest level in nearly three decades on the back of rising...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Business & Finance

The 1970s all over again? Stagflation debate splits Wall St

NEW YORK: Phil Orlando has not heard this many people mentioning stagflation since he was a financial journalist in...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 11:46am

Markets

S&P, Nasdaq down

• JPMorgan drops amid low interest rates • Boeing slips on new production problems for 787 Dreamliners NEW...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

US consumer prices post largest gain in 13 years; inflation has likely peaked

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices increased by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Business & Finance

Japan consumer prices rise for first time in 14 months

Japan's vaccination programme is picking up after a slow start. Around six percent of the population is now fully vaccinated.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 10:03am

Business & Finance

US 12-month producer inflation jumps record 6.6pc in May: govt

Compared to April, the PPI rose 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, far more than economists had expected.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 06:35pm

Markets

Friday's midday trade: Wall Street flat with Fed meet in focus

NEW YORK: US stock indexes were flat on Friday as focus turned to next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

Brazil inflation hits multi-year high

BRASILIA: Brazilian inflation jumped to its highest monthly rate for May in a quarter century and the annual rate...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Markets

Markets tumble as inflation fears haunt trading floors

Signs that this is having an effect were seen in data from China that showed prices paid at the country's factory gates rose last month at their fastest pace in almost four years.

Published 11 May, 2021 04:09pm

Markets

Chile hikes growth forecast for 2021 as copper price soars

Gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 6% in 2021, up from a previous forecast in January of 5%, according to the report.
The price of copper is expected to hit $3.99 per pound, up sharply from a previous forecast of $3.35, the report said.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 08:57pm

Markets

Gold edges higher as dollar dwindles after US inflation data

The European Central Bank should spell out its tolerance for overshooting its inflation target, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 11:41am

Markets

Wall St headed for higher open after tepid inflation data

High-growth stocks dip after strong comeback on Tuesday.
GameStop set for longest winning streak in six months.
Futures up: Dow 0.55%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.59%.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 07:50pm

World

Mexico inflation quickens in February to highest since October

Consumer prices rose by 3.76% in the year through February, beating the consensus forecast of a Reuters poll for a reading of 3.72%. Inflation, which stood at 3.54% a month earlier, quickened to its highest level since reaching 4.09% in October.
The Bank of Mexico targets a rate of 3% with a one percentage point tolerance threshold above and below that figure.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:32pm

Business & Finance

Rising Turkish inflation puts rate hike option back in focus

ISTANBUL: Turkish inflation rose above 15% in February to levels it last hit in mid-2019, according to data on...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:33am

Business & Finance

China’s consumer prices fall

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices fell in January after a brief improvement at the end of last year, as the...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Chile consumer prices jump 0.7pc on food, transport costs

Statistics agency INE said rolling 12-month inflation hit 3.1%, within the central bank's target range of between 2%-4%.
Chile is the world's top copper producer.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:24pm

World

Brazil consumer confidence falls in January for fourth month in a row

The Getulio Vargas Foundation's (FGV) consumer confidence index fell 2.7 points to 75.8 points in January.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

Business & Finance

Japan’s consumer prices fall at decade-fast pace, add to deflation fears

TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices slumped in December at the fastest annual pace in a decade, a sign of...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:14am

World

Mexico early-January prices rise faster than expected

The median forecast of 12 analysts polled by Reuters was for inflation to tick up to 3.17% in early January from 3.08% in the second half of December.
The closely watched core price index, which strips out some volatile food and energy prices, climbed 0.24% in early January.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 06:30pm

World

US retail sales fall again in December

Data for November was revised down to show sales declining 1.4% instead of 1.1% as previously reported.
The report followed in the wake of news last week that the economy shed jobs in December for the first time in eight months.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

Business & Finance

JPMorgan Chase scores record profit, lowers reserves for bad loans

The biggest US bank by assets reported record quarterly profits of $12.1 billion, up 42.4 percent from the year-ago levels.
Some sectors, such as homebuilders and technology, are also seeing strong demand in the stay-at-home economy.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 06:28pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	282.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	281.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	142.56
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.35
Euro to USD / May 23	1.14
UK LIBOR % / May 23	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 23	5,802.82
India Sensex / May 23	81,721.08
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	37,160.47
Nasdaq / May 23	18,737.21
Hang Seng / May 23	23,601.26
FTSE 100 / May 23	8,717.97
Dow Jones / May 23	41,603.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 23	23,629.58
France CAC40 / May 23	7,734.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	61.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 23	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 23	300,925
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	3,357.51
Cotton US¢/pound / May 23	66.11
Petrol/Litre / May 24	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 24	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. / May 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.84 ▲ 1 (20.66%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 23 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.32 ▲ 1 (13.66%)
Apna Microfin. / May 23 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.78 ▲ 0.99 (11.26%)
First Dawood Prop. / May 23 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	2.50 ▲ 0.25 (11.11%)
Sally Textile / May 23 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.17 ▲ 1.02 (10.05%)
AKD Securities / May 23 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	26.03 ▲ 2.37 (10.02%)
Shadab Textile / May 23 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	35.29 ▲ 3.21 (10.01%)
AKD Hospitality / May 23 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	213 ▲ 19.36 (10%)
Kohinoor Mills / May 23 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	38.72 ▲ 3.52 (10%)
Prosperity Weav / May 23 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	41.25 ▲ 3.75 (10%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.56 ▼ -0.84 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / May 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	18.19 ▼ -2.02 (-10%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	15.53 ▼ -1.72 (-9.97%)
I.C.C. Ind. / May 23 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.21 ▼ -1.13 (-9.96%)
Mandviwala / May 23 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	15.88 ▼ -1.62 (-9.26%)
Sana Ind / May 23 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	24.59 ▼ -2.4 (-8.89%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / May 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	12.29 ▼ -1.13 (-8.42%)
National Silk / May 23 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	42.65 ▼ -3.89 (-8.36%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / May 23 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	146.67 ▼ -13.11 (-8.21%)
GOC (Pak) / May 23 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	67.79 ▼ -5.93 (-8.04%)

Stock	Volume
Big Bird Foods / May 23 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	32,684,444 ▲ 2.09
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,363,270 ▼ -0.02
Descon Oxychem / May 23 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	16,054,565 ▲ 2.28
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 23 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,455,241 ▲ 0.68
Ghani Global Holding / May 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	11,330,395 ▼ -1.04
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	10,229,271 ▲ 0.45
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,030,569 ▲ 0.01
Frieslandcampina / May 23 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	9,282,883 ▲ 6.11
Kohinoor Spining / May 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,202,316 ▼ -0.28
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,835,014 ▲ 0.14

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