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Express Tribune
a day ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
Gold falls sharply on US tariff uncertainty
Gold prices in Pakistan fell sharply on Monday, tracking losses in the international market, as investors awaited clarity from the White House over reports of possible US tariffs on imported gold bars as well as key inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association, the price of gold dropped Rs3,600 per tola to Rs358,800. The rate for 10 grams declined Rs3,086 to Rs307,613. On Saturday, the yellow metal had closed at Rs362,400 per tola after a decrease of Rs300. Internationally, gold prices retreated as the market weighed unverified reports, circulated late last week by some media outlets, that the US might impose tariffs on one-kilogramme gold bars. The initial report sparked a rally in gold prices, but subsequent denials and the absence of official confirmation from the White House triggered a correction. "Many are treating it as fake news, but investors are still waiting for an official clarification," said Adnan Agar, Director at Interactive Commodities. He noted that the international market saw gold touch a high of $3,401 per ounce and low of $3,341 before settling near $3,347. Spot gold was down 1.2% at $3,356.30 and US gold futures for December delivery fell 2.3% to $3,410.50 an ounce by 1257 GMT, according to Reuters. Agar added that geopolitical developments were also influencing sentiment. "On August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump for talks on Ukraine's peace process. If these talks make progress, it could be negative for gold," he explained. Markets are now awaiting Tuesday's US inflation data, which could shape expectations for Fed policy. Agar cautioned that if the tariff reports were eventually confirmed, gold prices could jump sharply; conversely, successful US-Russia peace talks could pressure the metal further. Meanwhile, the Pakistani rupee continued its modest advance against the US dollar in the inter-bank market, rising 0.01% to close at 282.45, up two paisa. Over the previous week, the local currency had strengthened 25 paisa, or 0.09%, closing at 282.47 compared to 282.72 a week earlier, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Globally, the US dollar held steady following last week's losses, as investors awaited the release of July US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and monitored trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing ahead of a tariff hike deadline. The dollar index was unchanged at 98.25 after declining 0.4% last week.
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Gold price per tola drops Rs3,600 in Pakistan
Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Monday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs358,800 after a decline of Rs3,600 during the day. As per the rates shared by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), 10-gram gold was sold at Rs307,613 after it lost Rs3,086. On Saturday, gold price per tola reached Rs362,400 after a decline of Rs300 during the day. The international rate of gold also saw a decrease today. The rate was at $3,361 per ounce (with a premium of $20), a loss of $36, as per APGJSA. Meanwhile, silver price per tola decreased by Rs51 to reach Rs4,013.
GMA Network
10-07-2025
- General
- GMA Network
No winners of major lotto draws on Thursday, July 10
There were no winners of the major lotto jackpots drawn Thursday, July 10, 2025, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. No Superlotto 6/49 bettor took the P19,613,687.20 prize after nobody guessed the winning combination of 07-03-25-13-44-08. There were also no winners for Lotto 6/42 after no bettor selected the numbers 15-23-07-22-08-21 which would have won the P33,699,580.60 jackpot. Check out the complete lotto results here. — RF, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Bill to amend medically assisted suicide law draws emotional debate from Maine lawmakers
Jun. 9—AUGUSTA — A proposal to allow doctors to waive the waiting period for terminally ill patients who want to be given life-ending drugs drew an emotional debate from lawmakers in the Maine Senate Monday before it was rejected by one vote. The fate of the bill is unclear after the Senate voted the proposal down 18-17. It passed 74-64 in the House of Representatives last week and faces another round of votes in each chamber before it could be sent to Gov. Janet Mills for her signature. The bill would amend a 2019 law known as the Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician-assisted suicide in Maine. It allows certain terminally ill patients to have the option to receive life-ending medication so they have control over their death. Maine's law currently requires a 17-day waiting period from when a person requests the medication to when they can receive the prescription. The change under consideration, LD 613, would allow a doctor to waive all or a portion of the waiting period if they determine it would be in the patient's best interest. Mills supported the original Death with Dignity Act, but it's unclear if she would support the change. Spokespeople for the governor did not respond Monday to questions about whether she has taken a position on the bill. The proposal allowing for the waiting period to be waived drew emotional debate from lawmakers who spoke about how they've personally been affected by illness and death. "This is not an abstract issue for me," said Rep. Kathy Javner, R-Chester, who has metastatic breast cancer, during last week's House debate. "I am living this reality and stand before you today, not in despair, but in hope that we can preserve the dignity and meaning of life, even in the shadow of death." Javner, who was against the change, said removing the waiting period would take away the time that families and physicians currently have to reflect and consider alternative options. "Let us not respond to suffering with surrender," Javner said. "Let us respond with compassion, with presence, with resources for pain management, with palliative care, with love." Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart, R-Presque Isle, talked about his mother, who died at age 50 from colorectal cancer, during Monday's Senate debate. Stewart said his mother "broke out" of hospice care in order to be at home with her family at the end of her life. "I will always be grateful for that extra month we got," Stewart said. "I worry about the scenarios about what if they don't get it right and what opportunities are we forestalling through this," he added. "This was the promise that was made originally with this policy, that there wouldn't be that knee-jerk opportunity because of this protection." Maine is among 10 states and Washington, D.C., where physician-assisted suicide is legal for people with terminal illnesses, according to Death With Dignity, an organization in Portland, Oregon, that advocates for the laws as a means of improving how people with such diagnoses die. Waiting periods for medication vary state to state and can range from one day to more than two weeks, according to Death With Dignity. Some states do allow waiting periods to be waived if the patient is unlikely to survive. Maine's Death with Dignity Act has been used by 218 people since it was enacted, according to Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, the sponsor of LD 613. But another nine people have died during the waiting period because their illnesses progressed too rapidly, Meyer said last week. She said the bill does not change the law's criteria that the patient be terminally ill with a six-month prognosis confirmed by two doctors and that they have the capacity to make informed decisions. "This is simple and straight forward," Meyer said. "It corrects a rare situation that never should have existed in the first place. Some of us will not know the gift of a long, healthy life. ... Medical aid in dying offers decisionally capable adults an option to avoid prolonged suffering." In the Senate Monday, Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, talked about his father's lung cancer and the pain he suffered. Nangle said he didn't know if his father, who lived in another state, would have used the Death with Dignity Act, but he said the option for the time waiver should be there. "This is about their choice," Nangle said. "What do they want to do?" Copy the Story Link
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Assisted suicide waiting period bill draws emotional debate among Maine lawmakers
Jun. 9—AUGUSTA — A proposal to allow doctors to waive the waiting period for terminally ill patients who want to be given life-ending drugs drew an emotional debate from lawmakers in the Maine Senate Monday before it was rejected by one vote. The fate of the bill is unclear after the Senate voted the proposal down 18-17. It passed 74-64 in the House of Representatives last week and faces another round of votes in each chamber before it could be sent to Gov. Janet Mills for her signature. The bill would amend a 2019 law known as the Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician-assisted suicide in Maine. It allows certain terminally ill patients to have the option to receive life-ending medication so they have control over their death. Maine's law currently requires a 17-day waiting period from when a person requests the medication to when they can receive the prescription. The change under consideration, LD 613, would allow a doctor to waive all or a portion of the waiting period if they determine it would be in the patient's best interest. Mills supported the original Death with Dignity Act, but it's unclear if she would support the change. Spokespeople for the governor did not respond Monday to questions about whether she has taken a position on the bill. The proposal allowing for the waiting period to be waived drew emotional debate from lawmakers who spoke about how they've personally been affected by illness and death. "This is not an abstract issue for me," said Rep. Kathy Javner, R-Chester, who has metastatic breast cancer, during last week's House debate. "I am living this reality and stand before you today, not in despair, but in hope that we can preserve the dignity and meaning of life, even in the shadow of death." Javner, who was against the change, said removing the waiting period would take away the time that families and physicians currently have to reflect and consider alternative options. "Let us not respond to suffering with surrender," Javner said. "Let us respond with compassion, with presence, with resources for pain management, with palliative care, with love." Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart, R-Presque Isle, talked about his mother, who died at age 50 from colorectal cancer, during Monday's Senate debate. Stewart said his mother "broke out" of hospice care in order to be at home with her family at the end of her life. "I will always be grateful for that extra month we got," Stewart said. "I worry about the scenarios about what if they don't get it right and what opportunities are we forestalling through this," he added. "This was the promise that was made originally with this policy, that there wouldn't be that knee-jerk opportunity because of this protection." Maine is among 10 states and Washington, D.C., where physician-assisted suicide is legal for people with terminal illnesses, according to Death With Dignity, an organization in Portland, Oregon, that advocates for the laws as a means of improving how people with such diagnoses die. Waiting periods for medication vary state to state and can range from one day to more than two weeks, according to Death With Dignity. Some states do allow waiting periods to be waived if the patient is unlikely to survive. Maine's Death with Dignity Act has been used by 218 people since it was enacted, according to Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, the sponsor of LD 613. But another nine people have died during the waiting period because their illnesses progressed too rapidly, Meyer said last week. She said the bill does not change the law's criteria that the patient be terminally ill with a six-month prognosis confirmed by two doctors and that they have the capacity to make informed decisions. "This is simple and straight forward," Meyer said. "It corrects a rare situation that never should have existed in the first place. Some of us will not know the gift of a long, healthy life. ... Medical aid in dying offers decisionally capable adults an option to avoid prolonged suffering." In the Senate Monday, Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, talked about his father's lung cancer and the pain he suffered. Nangle said he didn't know if his father, who lived in another state, would have used the Death with Dignity Act, but he said the option for the time waiver should be there. "This is about their choice," Nangle said. "What do they want to do?" Copy the Story Link
