Economy

APP New York: Ambassador Munir Akram, serving as co-chair of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Infrastructure Investment, emphasized the imperative for infrastructure connectivity to bolster global resilience and advance sustainable…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are set to commence with a focus on two critical issues: combating climate change and addressing the challenges faced by heavily…

AFP/APP London: Major stock markets in Asia and Europe mostly rose Thursday with traders mulling the outlook for US interest rates as Federal Reserve officials questioned the need for a cut anytime soon. Oil prices extended the…

Sabir Khan Peshawar: Which one is first, power or politics? It is one of the most puzzling questions. Before discussing power, human nature needs to be examined. Human nature has some traits that affect and establish his behavior…

AFP/APP  Washington: US consumer inflation continued to accelerate last month, according to government data published Wednesday, reducing the chances of an early interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in a tense election year. …

AFP/APP  New York: Global equities were mixed Monday at the start of a busy week that will feature a eurozone interest rate decision, the kickoff of earnings season, and key US inflation data. After a positive round in most Asian…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian stocks tumbled Friday, and oil extended the previous day's surge on worries that Israel's war with Hamas could widen to a regional conflict with Iran as both sides ratcheted up tensions. The threat of regional…

AFP/APP New York: Oil prices scored fresh five-month peaks Wednesday on unrest in the crude-rich Middle East and an OPEC+ call for its members to maintain its strategy of reducing output. Eurozone stocks advanced as a drop in…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets rose Thursday after US data provided a fresh indicator that inflation was easing and Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell soothed worries about the bank's plans to cut interest rates this year. An…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by falls on Wall Street and a tsunami warning issued by Japanese authorities in the morning after an earthquake in Taiwan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.97…