Biden warned China’s Xi on West’s investment after Putin meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden told Chinese President Xi Jinping following his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin to "be careful" because Beijing relies...

Currency dealers hold back on dollar sales

Currency dealers are buying dollars in the range of Rs 275-280 but are not willing to sell 

PSX surpasses 44,000 mark with strong rally

KARACHI: On Thursday, the benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surpassed the 44,000 mark, experiencing a significant increase of over...

Saudi Arabia says new oil cuts show teamwork with Russia is strong

Russia-Saudi oil cooperation is still going strong as part of the OPEC+ alliance, which will do "whatever necessary" to support the market,...

PKR surges by Rs15 against US dollar following IMF deal

ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Pakistani rupee experienced a significant gain of Rs15 against the US dollar in the interbank market. This boost...

PSX roars: The mechanics behind Monday’s Bull-run 

Trading halted due to abnormal activity within 10 minutes of the opening of the markets on a day that marked the highest ever single day increase for the exchange.  

PSX witnesses unprecedented rally, trading halted after minutes

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) temporarily stopped trading due to an unusual surge in the market following the staff-level agreement between...

China’s tumbling industrial profits deepens economic gloom

Annual profits at China's industrial firms extended a double-digit decline in the first five months as softening demand squeezed margins, reinforcing hopes...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to restructure domestic debt

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a controversial move to restructure the...

China’s state banks seen selling dollars offshore to slow yuan drop – sources

China's major state-owned banks were seen selling dollars in the offshore spot foreign exchange market on Tuesday, four sources with knowledge of...

S&P Global cuts China 2023 growth forecast to 5.2% from 5.5%

S&P Global said it has cut its 2023 GDP growth forecast for China after May data showed a post-COVID recovery was faltering...

Oil climbs, rouble falls as markets take mutiny in stride

Oil was slightly higher on Monday and the rouble lower as an abortive weekend mutiny by Russian mercenaries raised questions about Russian...

Pakistan takes steps to finalize agreement with UAE over KPT

Pakistan has established a negotiation committee to finalize an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding the transfer of its Karachi...

India’s Modi seeks African Union’s full membership in G20

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the African Union be given full, permanent...

KP decides to freeze 517 development projects worth Rs469b

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has ordered the freezing of 517 development projects worth Rs. 469 billion in the current developmental program....