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Bank of Canada hikes rates to 4.75%, highest in 22 years

OTTAWA: The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its key overnight benchmark rate to 4.75%, the highest level in 22...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 07:48pm

Business & Finance

Canadian economy grew 3.1pc in first quarter

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy grew by a higher-than-expected 3.1 percent in the first quarter after remaining...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am

Business & Finance

Canada forecasts lower 2023 growth, possible ‘shallow recession’

OTTAWA: Canada could fall into a “shallow recession” this year, according to a worst-case scenario outlined in...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Canada economy stalls in 2022 fourth quarter

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy stalled at the end of 2022 with zero growth, the government statistical agency said...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:36am

World

Canada July factory sales drop 0.9% on metals, petroleum

Canadian factory sales fell 0.9% in July from June, mainly due to decreases in primary metal industries and...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 06:55pm

World

Canada’s jobless rate unexpectedly jumps as economy sheds more jobs

OTTAWA: Canada shed jobs for a third straight month in August and the jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 5.4%,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:08pm

World

Canada’s jobless rate drops to 5.5% in Feb, lowest since May 2019

Canada added a net 336,600 jobs in February, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.5%,...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 07:28pm

Business & Finance

Canada GDP grew at 5.4% annual rate in Q3: official

MONTREAL: Canada's economy grew at an annual rate of 5.4 percent in the third quarter, rebounding sharply from a...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 08:45pm

World

Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, paving the...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 08:16pm

World

Canada inflation hits 18-year-high with election just days away

"The numbers released today make it clear that under Justin Trudeau, Canadians are experiencing an affordability crisis," says Erin O'Toole

Published 15 Sep, 2021 07:20pm

World

Tunisia's president says necessary to amend constitution

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced plans to amend the constitution and form a new government months...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 11:44am

World

Canada adds 90,200 jobs in August, unemployment falls to 7.1%

"The first glance is that it should be pretty decent with plus 90 (thousand)," says Andrew Kelvin

Updated 10 Sep, 2021 06:30pm

World

Airlines reroute flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace

United Airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic said they were not using the country's airspace

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:50am

World

Tight Covid restrictions at the G7 summit

About 1,000 officers will be housed on a ship moored in Falmouth, the MS Silja Europa, which usually sails the Baltic Sea.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:06am

World

G7 countries move closer to tax plan for US tech giants

Previously, their role has not been recognized in international tax law.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 09:53am

World

Canada posts trade surplus as chip shortage slashes imports, more pain predicted

Imports dropped 4.7% on a 22.1% plunge in shipments of motor vehicles and parts, as many manufacturers in North America and abroad stopped or slowed production.
Overall exports fell by 1.0% as shipments of motor vehicles and parts dove 18.1%.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:26pm

World

Canada loses more jobs than expected in May as lockdowns weigh

"The weakness was driven by ongoing restrictions in May," said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets. "I would point out that almost all the declines were in part-time jobs, which is one mildly encouraging feature here."

Published 04 Jun, 2021 07:02pm

World

Trudeau apologizes to Italian-Canadians for WWII treatment

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, addressing the House of Commons, also apologized for harm suffered by members of the community, with about 31,000 declared "enemy aliens."

Published 28 May, 2021 11:06am

World

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board records 21.4pc rise in net assets in FY2021

CPPIB said net assets increased to C$497.2 billion ($410.40 billion) on the fiscal year-end, up from C$409.6 billion a year prior.
Most asset classes made gains over the period, with Canadian public equities and energy and resources real assets being the most profitable, returning 40.8% and 45.8% respectively.

Published 20 May, 2021 07:24pm

World

Canada annual inflation rises at fastest pace in a decade in April

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4%, from 2.2% in March, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to rise to 3.2% in April.
CPI common, which the Bank of Canada calls the best gauge of the economy's underperformance, was 1.7%, in line with analyst expectations. CPI median and trim both rose to 2.3%.

Updated 19 May, 2021 07:31pm

World

Canada calls for protecting journalists after Gaza strike

"Their safety and security must always be ensured," he said on Twitter.

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:09pm

World

Canada loses 207,100 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 8.1pc

Some 207,100 jobs were lost in April, more than the average analyst prediction of a loss of 175,000. The unemployment rate climbed to 8.1%, missing analyst expectations of 7.8%. Employment remains 2.6% below pre-pandemic levels.
Full-time employment was down by 129,400 while part-time employment fell by 77,800 positions.

Published 07 May, 2021 06:58pm

Markets

Canadian dollar rises by most in 11 months as commodities jump

Analysts expect Canada's employment report on Friday to show the economy shed 175,000 jobs in April as restrictions were tightened in some provinces to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 07 May, 2021 11:22am

World

Canada's minority government survives confidence vote

Conservatives voted against the budget, as did the independent Bloc Quebecois and the Greens.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 10:53am

World

Canada adds 634,800 jobs in March

The February data was revised to show 271,700 jobs were gained rather than a decline of 100,800. The report, derived from ADP's payrolls data, measures the change in total non-farm payroll employment each month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 06:44pm

World

Canada posts blockbuster job gain in March, but new lockdowns set to weigh

Statistics Canada said the country added 303,100 jobs in March, triple analyst expectations of 100,000, as a number of industries continued to recover from December and January shutdowns.
"This is another strong jobs report," said Ryan Brecht, a senior economist at Action Economics. "However, the outlook for April activity has been dented by the return of regional lockdowns."

Published 09 Apr, 2021 08:45pm

World

Canada adds 303,100 jobs in March, unemployment rate falls to 7.5pc

Employment in the goods-producing sector increased by 43,200 jobs, while service sector jobs rose by 260,000. Part-time employment rose by 128,000, with 175,000 new full-time positions.
"Clearly the economy was much more open than many believed and I do think the very mild weather contributed to this very robust comeback," said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 07:30pm

World

Canada's lagging COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to ramp up as virus variants spread

Canada has lagged other rich countries in inoculations even though it ordered enough doses to vaccinate the population five times over late last year.
Shipments of 4.7 million doses are expected this week and next - 2.4 million from Pfizer Inc, 846,000 from Moderna Inc and a 1.5 million-dose loan of AstraZeneca's vaccine from the United States, according to federal forecasts and recent announcements.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 09:57pm

World

Canada posts strong February job gains, unemployment drops sharply

With the addition of 259,200 jobs in February, Canada recouped nearly all the losses of the previous two months and beat the average analyst prediction of 75,000 new jobs.
Employment remains 3.1% below pre-pandemic levels, while the number of long-term unemployed fell by 9.7% from a record high of 512,000 in January.

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 09:13pm

Markets

Canadian dollar gains as lower bond yields boost sentiment

Canadian dollar rises 0.3% against the greenback.
Loonie trades in a range of 1.2590 to 1.2685.
Price of US oil dips 0.1%.
Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 24	2278.33
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 24	278.13
USD to Japanese Yen / May 24	156.99
USD to Swiss Franc / May 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 24	1.27
Euro to USD / May 24	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 24	5304.72
India Sensex / May 24	74410.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 24	38646.11
Nasdaq / May 24	16920.80
Hang Seng / May 24	18608.94
FTSE 100 / May 24	8317.59
Dow Jones / May 24	39069.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 24	18693.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 24	77.72
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 24	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 24	205933
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 24	2333.83
Cotton US¢/pound / May 24	80.52
Petrol/Litre / May 25	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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