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US economy grows at fastest rate in nearly two years

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

WASHINGTON: The US economy heated up in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, as a resilient job...

US yields rise after data reinforces Powell hawkishness

Published 29 Jun, 2023 09:11pm

NEW YORK: Treasury yields rose to three-month highs on Thursday after U.S. data solidified the picture of an economy...

US dollar tumbles as Fed outlook weigh

Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am

**NEW YORK: The US dollar fell across the board on Thursday, moving in line with lower Treasury yields, as investors...

Fed official sees chance to lower inflation without major downturn

Published 10 Jan, 2023 11:15pm

WASHINGTON: US unemployment has stayed low despite rising interest rates and easing inflation, representing a...

Fed wants 'flexibility' on rates as inflation remains key focus, minutes show

Published 05 Jan, 2023 12:55am

WASHINGTON: All officials at the Federal Reserve's Dec. 13-14 policy meeting agreed the U.S. central bank should ...

Fed raises rates by half percentage point, sees economy nearing stall

Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday and projected at least...

Fed lifts rates by half percentage point, sees economy nearing stall speed

Published 15 Dec, 2022 12:22am

The Fed's policy rate, which began the year at the near-zero level, is now in a target range of 4.25% to 4.50%, the highest since late 2007

'Substantial majority' of Fed officials see rate hikes slowing 'soon', minutes show

Published 24 Nov, 2022 12:32am

WASHINGTON: A "substantial majority" of policymakers at the Federal Reserve's meeting early this month agreed it...

US weekly jobless claims rise moderately

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week,...

US unemployment filings decline for second straight week

Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:26pm

Last week's filings were 14,000 less than the previous week's downwardly revised level, but remained above the post-pandemic low of 368,000

New US unemployment benefit claims see surprise jump above 400,000

The Labor Department reported 444,000 new unemployment filings, seasonally adjusted, were made in the week ended May 15.

US weekly jobless claims decline again, hitting new pandemic low

Published 22 Apr, 2021 07:19pm

"We expect further declines over the next few months as the reopening continues, while payroll growth will accelerate markedly."

New US jobless claims increase for second straight week

Published 08 Apr, 2021 07:46pm

Another 151,752 applications, not seasonally adjusted, were filed under a special pandemic aid program for freelance workers, about 85,000 less than the prior week.

Dire unemployment forecast demands ‘immediate action’: White House advisers

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

WASHINGTON: Two top White House economists on Wednesday pushed back against overly rosy interpretations of the...

Oil falls as China lockdown, US unemployment data temper gains

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:51pm

Brent was down 83 cents, or 1.5%, at $55.59.
US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 57 cents, or 1.1%, at $53 a barrel.

JPMorgan Chase scores record profit, lowers reserves for bad loans

Published 15 Jan, 2021 06:28pm

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.

Youth unemployment: a scourge of the COVID-19 economy

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:28pm

In the United States, Gen Z members were more likely than any other age group to report being affected by unemployment or lost income.

Five worrying takeaways from Friday's U.S. jobs report

Published 05 Dec, 2020 10:11am

The troublesome signs for the labor market were hardly limited to the underwhelming headline number, which showed the weakest job growth since the recovery began from the swoon induced by the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year.

US unemployment claims drop sharply in latest week

Published 12 Nov, 2020 08:09pm

That decline pushed the weekly level to its lowest point since mid-March, at the start of the pandemic.

US sees surprise dip in unemployment rate to 6.9% in October

Updated 07 Nov, 2020 01:22am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said McConnell's call for a smaller bill "doesn't appeal to me at all, because they still have not agreed to crush the virus."

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35

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Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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