Markets on tenterhooks after rate hike and with US inflation numbers looming
Going forward, market expectations are for another 50 basis-point hike by the Fed in December.
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UN climate talks open in Egypt, compensation fund on agenda
The issue of loss and damage has been deeply divisive at UN climate talks.
Biden, Guterres, Trudeau at Asean Summit
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far not confirmed his attendance.
Al-Qaeda, terrorism and threat to democracy
The war on terror, patronized by the US, gave opportunities to authoritarian rulers in several democratic countries.
End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the world can learn from Brazil
The dangers of electing far-right extremist leaders, only so the next four years tumble into a mad show of how low a nation could go.
US-China chip war: ‘When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled’
An industry insider said that US-imposed sanctions have affected the semiconductor industry in a number of ways, including ramping up costs.
Ukraine war: threats and opportunities for Pakistan
The most prominent threat is the balance of payment crisis, with the country facing the risk of sovereign default on external debt repayments.
World food supplies at risk
Russia's backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries.
Biden has ‘no intention to sit down’ with Putin in Bali
The statement came as the Pentagon released its National Defense Strategy, emphasizing that the invasion of Ukraine was an "acute threat".
Putin blames West for Ukraine war, plays down nuclear fears
Accusing the West of inciting the war in Ukraine, he said they were playing a “dangerous, bloody and dirty” game that was sowing chaos across the world.