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US Fed likely to keep rates steady as hopes of early cuts fade

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady for a sixth straight meeting Wednesday,...

Updated 01 May, 2024 07:51pm

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Yen trips past 160-per-dollar to April 1990 lows

SINGAPORE: The Japanese yen hit its weakest levels since April 1990 on Monday, in trading thinned by a holiday in...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 09:56am

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Open-market: rupee unchanged against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee closed unchanged against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, while the local currency...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 05:35pm

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Dollar steady with US inflation, Fed meeting eyed; yuan heavy

SINGAPORE: The dollar started Monday on the front foot, with a reading on US inflation and the Federal Reserve’s...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 09:43am

Markets

Wall Street muted as investors digest inflation data

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday, as data showed consumer prices...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

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Dollar gains, on track for second straight monthly loss

SINGAPORE: The dollar began the last trading week of the month on a firmer footing, with traders awaiting a slew of...

Published 24 Apr, 2023 10:29am

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US Fed poised for smaller rate hike with eye on wage growth

Decision will be announced after a two-day meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starting Tuesday

Updated 11 Dec, 2022 06:27pm

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US Fed raises key interest rate as recession fears mount

It was the third consecutive increase of 0.75 percentage point

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 11:51pm

Markets

Wall Street slips ahead of Fed meeting minutes

NEW YORK: US stock indexes slipped on Wednesday as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting to...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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