Indonesia shares slide on MSCI worries Published 04 Nov, 2026 05:25am BENGALURU: Indonesian stocks slumped on Tuesday as index-compiler MSCI’s downgrade warning last month continued to...
Pakistan on the global stage: What has changed? — I Updated 24 Oct, 2026 07:04am The conversation around Pakistan has changed. The most important outcome for Pakistan at the 2026 World Bank...
Macroeconomy & external buffers improve, SBP governor tells investors Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has told foreign investors that Pakistan’s macroeconomic...
Pakistan’s economy in better position to withstand external shocks: SBP governor Published 17 Oct, 2026 05:04pm Says foreign exchange reserves soar to $21.5 billion, inflation sharply declines
Aurangzeb holds key investor, bilateral, multilateral engagements Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a series of high-level engagements...
US banks post solid third-quarter loan growth Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am WASHINGTON: US banks reported solid loan and deposit growth in the third quarter, but lenders are paying a premium...
Wall St tumbles as hot CPI boosts rate-hike bets Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq tumbled on Wednesday as banks slid after quarterly results and hot...
Anti-money laundering violations: US fines Bank of America over USD1.2bn Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is imposing penalties of more than USD1.2 billion on...
Finance Minister leaves for Bangkok Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, departed for Bangkok, Thailand, to...
Wall Street gives mixed response to Colombia’s fiscal plan Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am BOGOTA: Colombian economic officials received a mixed response from Wall Street this week after presenting a fiscal...
Fed, BoE probe banks’ exposure to trading firms Published 22 Sep, 2026 05:15am WASHINGTON: The US and UK central banks have asked global banks about their exposures to large trading firms after...
US Fed, BoE step up scrutiny of bank exposure to trading firms after Jane Street loss, FT reports Published 21 Sep, 2026 11:25am This contributed to Jane Street taking a $15 billion hit that month
Offshore yuan hits strongest against dollar Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:53am SHANGHAI: China’s offshore yuan on Friday hit the strongest level against the dollar in four years, as traders bet...
BofA vice president Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing Published 01 Sep, 2026 09:30pm A Bank of America VP died after a random, unprovoked stabbing in Times Square, an incident that shocked the city and her colleagues
Yen climbs against dollar, euro Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am NEW YORK: The yen climbed against the euro and the dollar on Monday, with markets watching for further intervention...
BofA rides market whiplash to trading records, deal activity shines Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am WASHINGTON: Bank of America exceeded Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as global market...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise as bank earnings buoy sentiment Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Tuesday after softer-than-expected inflation data fueled hopes the...
Wall Street banks rule on staff betting on prediction markets Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am NEW YORK: Wall Street banks have added rules on prediction-market betting to their employee codes of conduct, with...
Gold drifts lower after Trump says deal with Iran ‘over’ Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am NEW YORK: Gold prices fell on Wednesday as oil prices surged and inflation concerns intensified after US President...
Nasdaq slides over 1pc as chip rout deepens Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am NEW YORK: The Nasdaq fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday, pressured by a selloff in semiconductor stocks including...
Wall St wavers ahead of first Fed policy decision under Warsh Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am NEW YORK: US stock indexes wavered in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors awaited the first interest rate...
Dow hits record high as oil slides; SpaceX soars Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched an intraday record high on Tuesday as oil prices slid further on...
Dow hits record high; Broadcom weighs on Nasdaq Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am NEW YORK: The Dow scaled an all-time high and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday, lifted by UnitedHealth and...
Aluminium rebounds on supply concerns amid US-Iran standoff Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am LONDON: Aluminium prices bounced back on Friday on fears of supply shortages as the standoff between the US and Iran...
Natural gas: Asia, Europe face scarcity, US glut Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am NEW YORK: The war with Iran has boosted prices of globally traded natural gas by throttling exports from the Gulf....
FDI in Pakistan: some misconceptions Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am The writer of this article has spent over 40 years in the accounting firm that, at one time, was almost the sole...
NBP announces appointment of chairman after SBP clearance Published 06 Apr, 2026 01:54pm National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Pakistan’s largest state-owned lender, announced the appointment of key members to...
Pound heads for biggest monthly loss against dollar Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am LONDON: The pound fell for a fourth day on Friday, as it headed for its weakest monthly performance against the...
Fed officials say Iran war obscuring outlook as traders price in rate hike Published 21 Mar, 2026 02:11am Iran war uncertainty affects Fed's economic, policy outlook
Ambani’s Reliance Jio hires 17 banks for IPO, will raise no new funds, sources say Published 18 Mar, 2026 06:09pm MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Platforms has hired 17 banks to manage its Mumbai stock...