Oil markets battered and bruised
Global markets are in a spin. Panic has seeped in. After registering a steep fall on Thursday (March 3), the day after President Trumpās tariff...
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Adapting to Trumpās new tariffs
President Trumpās sweeping import tariffs ā including a 10 per cent flat tariff on products from most US trading partners and additional āreciprocalā tariffs on...
US delegation to visit Islamabad for minerals investment forum
A US delegation headed by Eric Meyer, the senior official overseeing the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Department, will visit...
Yunus meets textile leaders after US tariffs ring alarm bells
DHAKA: Bangladeshās interim leader called an emergency meeting on Saturday after textile leaders in the worldās second-largest garment manufacturing nation said US tariffs were a...
Opec+ panel urges compliance after surprise output hike
LONDON: Top Opec+ ministers stressed the need for full compliance with oil output targets and plans to compensate for pumping too much, after the groupās...
Three nations pull $1bn from T-bills amid uncertainty
KARACHI: Only three countries withdrew nearly $1 billion from Pakistanās treasury bills during the current financial year, with outflows almost matching total inflows. The near-parity...
Trade tensions threaten poor nations: UN
ISLAMABAD: As major economies are set to impose sweeping new tariffs, the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that the global trade system is...
US starts collecting Trumpās new 10pc tariff on imports
WASHINGTON: US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trumpās unilateral 10 per cent tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies...
Cement sales slip 6.6pc as subdued construction activity persists
KARACHI: Construction activity remained subdued during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, with local cement sales dropping by 6.6 per cent to...
Govt hopes US tariffs may yield win-win situation
ā¢ Aurangzeb says high-level delegation to be sent to Washington amid export concerns ā¢ Tax-to-GDP ratio expected to rise to 10.6pc by end-June ā¢ Trader...