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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 / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

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Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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