Day: April 16, 2024

Japans Nikkei Ends at 8-Week Low

Tokyo, Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly 2% on Tuesday to close at an eight-week low as technology stocks tracked the overnight declines on Wall Street.

The Nikkei fell 1.94% to 38,471.20, its lowest close since Feb. 21. The index lost as much …

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UK Unemployment Rate Jumps to 4.2%

London, Britains unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in the three months through February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday.

It is the highest level for nearly six months and up from 3.9% in the three months to January.

Most economis…

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Qatar’s IPI Rises by 0.4 Percent in February

Doha: The Industrial Production index (IPI) for February 2024 reached 99.1 points, an 8.2 percent decrease compared to the previous month (January 2024), whereas increased by 0.4 percent, when compared to the corresponding month in 2023.

This indicat…

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China’s GDP Grows 5.3% in Q1 of 2024

Beijing, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.3% year on year in the first quarter of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday.

The country’s GDP reached 29.63 trillion yuan (about $4.17 trillion) during this peri…

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US Dollar Rises to 5-Month High

Singapore: The US dollar rose to a five-month high against major peer currencies on Tuesday following hotter-than-expected US retail sales figures, raising worries of an intervention from Tokyo as the yen languished at its lowest since 1990.

Data on …

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QSE Index Drops 0.09% at Start of Trading

Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) dropped 8.52 points, or 0.09%, at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, reaching the level of 9912.85 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

QSE general index was weighed down by a decline in thr…

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