FOCUS: G-7 chair Japan urged to lead global efforts to rebuild Ukraine
As G-7 chair, Japan is taking the lead in global support for Ukraine, one year after Russia\’s invasion. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has imposed tough sanctions on Russia, and provided financial aid and humanitarian and medical supplies. Japan cannot provide weapons due to its pacifist Constitution, so it is focusing on nonmilitary support such as […]
Wall St inches higher as investors focus on Fed minutes
Wall Street\’s main indexes edged up on Wednesday, a day after their worst performance of the year, as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve\’s policy meeting. The minutes are expected to detail the debate at the central bank about the rate hike path, with some members expecting inflation to reach 2% this year. Money […]
Need to focus on national priorities | The Express Tribune
The PTI has announced the launch of a movement to court arrest and fill up the prisons from today with the aim to “prevent the violation of the constitution and fundamental rights”. There is no doubt the reason for the anticipated delay in elections by the PDM is to prevent PTI coming into power. The […]
Gold tiptoes higher as investors focus on Fed minutes
Gold prices rose marginally on Wednesday, as investors awaited minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting to assess prospects of further interest rate hikes. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,835.40 per ounce, as of 0334 GMT. US gold futures firmed 0.1% to $1,845.10. Bullion is seen as a hedge against inflation, but […]