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China urges US to lift extra tariffs on Chinese goods: Commerce Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 28 (ANI): China is calling on the United States to undo the increase of tariffs on Chinese goods amid soaring inflation in the country, Chinese commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday.
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US trade deficit jumps to record high amid Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): US Gross Domestic Product contracted by 1.4% in the first quarter of this year, the Commerce Department said Thursday in a preliminary estimate for the period which compared with a growth of 6.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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AIMPLB calls Uniform Civil Code unconstitutional, anti-minorities move
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Terming the Uniform Civil Code 'an unconstitutional and anti-minorities move', the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday called the rhetoric for bringing the law an attempt by Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Central government to divert
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Wall Street down third week in row as interest rate hike fears come to hea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street fell for a third straight week as fears of aggressive interest rate hikes by a Federal Reserve eager to break the back of the worst US inflation in 40 years led to an investor exodus from stocks and even safe-havens such as gold.
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Inflation worries dominated RBI's April 6-8 Monetary Policy Committee meet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Challenges posed due to persistently high inflation dominated the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee meeting held during April 6-8, as per the minutes of the meeting released by the RBI on Friday.
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Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain disruption, volatility in energy markets and investor uncertainty, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while taking part in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
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IMF slashes India's growth forecast for FY23 to 8.2 pc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed India's growth forecast for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23) to 8.2 per cent from its earlier estimate of 9 per cent in January.
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US inflation warning heightens as bond yields top three-year highs, gold a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Alarm bells on US inflation hit a new crescendo on Monday as the yield on ten-year bonds rose to highs not seen in more than three years, while gold prices briefly broke back above $2,000 an ounce as investors sought a hedge against soaring price pressu
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WPI inflation soars to 14.55 pc in March on rise in fuel, metal prices
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): India's inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) surged to 14.55 per cent in March from 13.11 per cent recorded in the previous month on rising crude oil, natural gas, mineral oils and basic metals prices due to the disruptions caused by the Russi
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Pak economist claims Imran Khan govt exaggerated employment figures
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan's former finance minister and economist Hafeez A Pasha has said that Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government presented wrong and exaggerated figures regarding the job creation and inflation in the country, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters call Rajapaksa Govt tyrant, full of nepotism as Gall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the economic cr
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Pak increases power tariff by Rs 4.8 per unit amid rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, people will have to pay an additional cost of Pakistan Rupees 4.8 per unit for the electricity they consumed since February.
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