inflation

AFP/APP  Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after hotter-than-expected US inflation data drove down Wall Street shares, while the yen briefly hit a 34-year low. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.07 percent, or 425.06…

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  London: Wall Street stocks slumped on Wednesday after data showed US consumer inflation continued to accelerate last month, reducing the chances of an early interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The annual consumer…

AFP/APP London: US and European stocks retreated on Tuesday as investors awaited this week's US inflation data, the eurozone central bank meeting, and corporate results. Investors will be poring over US consumer price data to be…

News Desk  Islamabad: As Eid-ul-Fitr nears, Muslims worldwide, including those in Pakistan, are busy getting ready for the celebration. One important aspect of this preparation is the delicious sweet dish called saviyaan (vermicelli).…

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…

APP Islamabad: A mounting housing crisis in the capital city of Islamabad has left the middle class and government employees in a desperate struggle for affordable housing, as they face an uphill battle in securing affordable housing…

APP Islamabad: The weekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) witnessed an increase of 0.96 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on April 4, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)…

News Desk  Islamabad: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday (March 31), petrol prices are estimated to rise by around Rs 10-11 per liter for the next 15 days, mainly due to import premiums and higher global prices, while the price of high-speed…

News Desk  Islamabad: A team of scientists led by Dr Amir Ali Abbasi at the National Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU), has unraveled the reasons behind Pakistan's lower COVID-19 contagion rates during the…