Asian stock markets battered on blowback of intensifying global trade war

SYDNEY: Fears of a full-blown trade war between the United States and China battered Asian shares again on Monday, keeping the safe...

Global stocks “shiver”, as trade wars intensify

TOKYO: The rumblings of a global trade war sent shivers through stock and currency markets on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Oil prices push up, as Saudi Arabia says production curbs could last into 2019

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday, pushed up by Saudi statements that OPEC and Russian led production curbs that were introduced in...

Asian shares mixed after US interest rate hike

TOKYO: Shares were mixed in Asia early Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished with small losses following the Federal Reserve’s hike in...

Oil prices inch up, as U.S dollar weakness persists

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by a surprise draw on U.S. crude inventories as well as ongoing dollar weakness which...

PSX waits for regulatory go-ahead to augment its product portfolio

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Muneer Kamal on Tuesday said the bourse was expecting to get regulatory go-ahead for augmenting its...

Oil prices inch up, as tensions escalate in Middle East

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, lifted by tensions in the Middle East, although rising output in the United States and...

Asian stocks fall, as Facebook data leak hits tech shares

TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Tuesday after investors took profits in high-flying U.S. technology shares on fears of stiffer regulation as Facebook...

Proposed duty waiver on marble products in Pak-China FTA to hurt domestic industry

ISLAMABAD: As the government has reportedly agreed to allow a duty waiver on marble products from China under the second phase of...

Brent crude touches two-week highs, as oil prices rise

NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock...

Govt to strengthen industry through exhibitions: Sh Allauddin

LAHORE: Punjab Minister IC and T Sheikh Allauddin has said that the provincial government has made arrangements to further strengthen the industry...

Asian stock markets mixed, as trade wars uncertainty continues

HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed Thursday as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s pick for his new economic adviser amid lingering worries...

Oil prices steady on back of robust global demand

SINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady on Thursday, supported by healthy global demand but capped by the relentless rise in U.S. production that...

Brazilian ambassador visits FPCCI, urges enhanced bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Federation Republic Of Brazil His Excellency Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins, during his visit to the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of...

Smuggling, a major hurdle in Pak-Afghan trade

LAHORE: Smuggling is obstructing the legal trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, therefore, this issue should be tackled through rationalizing and removing the...