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Gold muted as traders look past Fed to focus on economic data

Gold prices were flat on Tuesday, as traders digested the US Federal Reserve's policy tightening plans, while ...

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:22pm

Business & Finance

Fed sharpens inflation-fighting tools as rate hikes near

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve has its inflation-fighting weapons ready to fire, and when the US central bank's...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 11:24am

Markets

Gold prices ease

LONDON: Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday, as the dollar firmed, ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that investors...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Markets

Dollar edges up, euro falls before central bank meetings

The dollar edged higher on Monday as investors braced for a batch of central banks' policy meetings this week,...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 03:55pm

Business & Finance

Japan’s 10-year bond yields gain

TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond yields rose on Friday amid cautious trade ahead of US inflation data and...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

Fed may hint at ending stimulus, but no big moves expected

The growing consensus is that the much-anticipated first step will not be announced until November and ultimately begin in December

Published 22 Sep, 2021 10:14am

Fed to meet as inflation, virus variants complicate US recovery

WASHINGTON: As rising prices and the spread of new Covid-19 variants increase risks to the US economy, Federal...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 06:03am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher

The dollar changed hands at 109.70 yen in early Asian trade against 109.66 in New York late Friday.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 11:18am

Markets

Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices

LONDON: The US Federal Reserve has signalled it will tolerate faster inflation for a time to cement the ...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

Markets

Fed set to reaffirm recovery mission, face down inflation fears

Powell has frequently noted that it took a decade after the 2008 global financial crisis for the US economy to return to full employment, while inflation consistently fell short of its target.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:25am

Markets

Yields lower as traders weigh Biden tax plan prospects

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 2.3 basis points at 1.5331% in morning trading, at low end of the 1.528% to 1.646% range it has held since April 15.
Treasury auctions of 2-year, 5-year and 7-year notes on Monday and Tuesday totaling $183 billion will also show the market's appetite for US debt.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 06:45pm

Markets

Gold hits 3-week peak as Fed's dovish tone pressures dollar, yields

Fed committed to support economy until recovery more secure.
Markets eye Powell's speech at IMF conference
Silver hits over two-week peak.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:55pm

Business & Finance

'Markets be damned!': Fed standing firm on inflation fears

The critical question is how high "and for how long," she said.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 11:09am

Markets

Little change expected as Fed ends first meeting of Biden era

And it will be up to Janet Yellen, Powell's predecessor as Fed chief who is now Biden's Treasury secretary, to take up the lead in pushing that stimulus package through Congress.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:59am

Business & Finance

US Fed holds first policy meeting of Biden administration

But Aaronson noted that Powell will have to communicate clearly to both Wall Street and small businesses to calm concerns.

Published 24 Jan, 2021 10:39am

Business & Finance

Fed may convey optimism on US economy despite stimulus deadlock

But Englander predicted the Fed will use the meeting to focus mostly on reassurance.

Published 13 Dec, 2020 07:58pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	288.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	664.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	288.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	664.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 28	206.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 28	206.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 28	136.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 28	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 28	1.22
Euro to USD / Jun 28	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 28	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 28	3821.55
India Sensex / Jun 28	53177.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 28	26741.34
Nasdaq / Jun 28	11181.54
Hang Seng / Jun 28	22132.44
FTSE 100 / Jun 28	7323.41
Dow Jones / Jun 28	30946.99
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 28	13231.82
France CAC40 / Jun 28	6086.02

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 28	111.30
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 28	18980.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 28	122200.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 28	1822.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 28	93.77

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