Typically in the past, the Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate by more modest quarter-point increments.... The ECB has set the July-September quarter as a target to stop buying bonds but hasn't been more specific. One reason for Lagarde's caution, she said, is that about half of Europe's inflation is driven by high energy prices.... “ Our inflation is fed by different components.”....

SYDNEY: Australia's inflation slumped to a near two-year low in November and core inflation also eased sharply, a softer-than-expected result that reinforced market expectations interest rates would not need to rise any further. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed its monthly consumer price index( CPI) rose at an annual pace of 4.3% in November, the slowest pace since January 2022.... That was down from 4.9% in October and under market forecasts of 4.4%. For the mo

LAHORE: The sugar price shot through the roof on Thursday as wholesale rate touched Rs150 per kilogram in most parts of the country and retail rate up to Rs160kg, with no official control at either level.... Similar inflated rates, with negligible variations, were reported from Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and other parts of the country.... In Quetta, the price suddenly rose to over Rs140 per kg from Rs135 per kg....

sharp fall in key subsidies which provided a boost to GDP, two government officials said.... " The

For many, it’s just a gamble rather than any scientific calculation.... “ With equities trapped in the headlights, bond markets are likely the best counsel for investors.” — ReutersMike Dolan is editor-at-large for finance and markets at Reuters News.... The views expressed here are the writer’s own....

TOKYO--Shares fell in most Asian markets on Monday as interest rate hikes and a slowing Chinese

The Federal Reserve paused its aggressive series of interest rate hikes on Wednesday, ending a

following a cut in duties and taxes in the federal budget barely lasted four months, with assemblers hiking

hiking interest rates in September, as sharp contractions in business activity pointed to deepening

EUROZONE businesses are reporting a sharp slowdown in activity caused by an aggravating global