Japan’s Nikkei ends at 1-month low amid political, rate-hike worries
[ TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a one-month low on Wednesday under broad selling pressure piled on by rising global political tensions and worries that U.S. rate hikes will end up slowing down the world’s economy. The Nikkei lost 1.34% to close at 27,104.32, lowest since Jan. 23, and posted its steepest daily […]
President’s move to set election date draws political ire
KARACHI: President Arif Alvi’s move to set a date for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections has drawn sharp criticism from his political opponents, who have accused him of acting like a PTI worker, though at least one legal expert has suggested that Mr Alvi was “well within his rights” to announce the poll dates. On […]
Nikkei drops to 1-month low on political tensions, rate-hike worries
SINGAPORE: Japan’s Nikkei share average slid to a one-month low on Wednesday under broad selling pressure piled on by rising global political tensions and worries that US rate hikes will end up slowing down the world’s economy. The Nikkei was down 1.3% by the market lunch break in Tokyo and will mark its worst performance […]