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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…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from Wall Street rallies on strong job data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.01 percent, or 392.88 points, at 39,384.96 in early trade, while the…

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  Hong Kong: Asian markets tumbled Wednesday as investors grew increasingly skeptical that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as much as hoped this year, while a massive earthquake in Taiwan added to the sense of gloom.…

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…

APP Islamabad: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation came down to 20.7 percent during the month of March 2023 as compared to 23.1 percent recorded during February 2023, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Monday.…

APP Islamabad: The price of poultry chicken during the second half of the holy month of Ramazan reached Rs 445 per kg, and the price of poultry eggs reached Rs 290 per dozen in the open market in the twin cities of Islamabad and…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets were mixed Monday after data showed a slight uptick in US inflation, but Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said the reading was "in line with expectations". Traders were also cheered by a big jump in…

APP Islamabad: The per-tola price of 24 karat gold witnessed no change and was sold at Rs 234,800 on Saturday. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold and 10 grams of 22 karat gold also remained stagnant at Rs 201,303 and Rs 184,528,…