Pakistan reaches $7 bn aid deal with IMF
Islamabad (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said it reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a ...
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Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb
Shanghai (AFP) - A dozen men crowded around an employment agent early in the morning in suburban Shanghai, waving their ...
Stocks diverge before Powell’s Fed testimony
London (AFP) - New York shares were mostly higher Tuesday as traders awaited testimony from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, ...
Fed’s Powell says US making ‘modest’ progress on inflation
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is making "modest" progress in its inflation fight, the head of the US central ...
European stocks drop before Powell’s Fed testimony
London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets slipped Tuesday as investors tracked new political landscapes in France and Britain and ...
Tourist numbers in Portugal hit record in 2023
Lisbon (AFP) - Foreign tourists flocked to Portugal in record numbers in 2023 with 26. 5 million visitors -- a ...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England ...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England ...
US private hiring eases unexpectedly in June: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Private sector employment cooled unexpectedly in June, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, with job creation slowing for ...
Trump says inflation is ‘killing our country’ under Biden
Atlanta (AFP) - Donald Trump accused Joe Biden on Thursday of doing a "poor job" on the US economy and ...
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