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US Fed keeps interest rates at 22-year high in attempt to curb inflation
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[ad_1] Security personnel walk past the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC on Oct 22, 2021.— AFP In an effort to curb persistent inflation without weakening the robust economy, the US Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to keep interest…
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US new home sales hit 19-month high in September
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[ad_1] A ‘For Sale’ sign is seen in front of a home on August 21, 2015 in Miami, Florida. — AFP New house sales in the US jumped to a 19-month high in September as the annual median house price…
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PANDEMIC FALLOUT: US mothers’ participation in workforce slumps amid high childcare cost
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[ad_1] A US mother working from home with her toddler sitting on her lap. — X@filadendron In the US, mothers of young children are finding it difficult to go out to work because daycare facilities have become hard to find…
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Stocks in global markets nosedive as Treasury yield hits 16-year high
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[ad_1] A currency dealer wearing a face mask monitors exchange rates in a trading room at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul. — AFP/File NEW YORK: Global stocks tumbled Tuesday after a closely watched US bond benchmark hit a 16-year high,…
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Pakistan inflation spikes to 31.4% amid high fuel, enery prices
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[ad_1] A person counts Rs100 notes in this undated image. — AFP/File Inflation rose to 31.4% year-on-year in September from 27.4% in August, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed Monday, as the nation faces high fuel and…
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COVID aftereffects: British workers’ sick leaves hit 10-year high in 2023, shows survey
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[ad_1] Morning commuters on London Bridge going to their workplaces. — X@bloomberg British workers have taken the most sick days in more than ten years during the past year, adding to evidence of a long-lasting rise in different illnesses since…
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Interim govt increases petrol, diesel prices to record high
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[ad_1] Petrol prices surged to Rs331.38 per litre. — AFP/File In view of the increasing trend of petroleum prices in the international market, the caretaker government on Friday hiked the petrol prices by more than Rs26 and diesel by over…
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High costs and rising rates make homeownership a challenge for young Americans
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[ad_1] Prospective home buyers leave a property for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt…
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Oil up at 9-month high | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Oil prices rose about 1% to a nine-month high on Friday on rising US diesel futures and worries about tight oil supplies after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended voluntary cuts this week. Brent futures rose 76 cents,…
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Sweetener turns sour amid high prices | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] RAWALPINDI/ PESHAWAR: As the prices of electricity and petrol escalate, consumers are now faced with another blow as the price of sugar experiences an unabated rise, feeding the black market amid reports of smuggling and hoarding. The continuous…
