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global trade war

Trump announces 50pc tariff on copper imports

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 07:20am

WASHINGTON/TOKYO: US President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war on Tuesday as he announced a 50% tariff ...

China’s exports likely slowed in May amid trade uncertainties

Published 06 Jun, 2025 11:24am

BEIJING: Growth in China’s exports likely slowed in May despite a lowering of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, as the...

Pakistan begins talks with US on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, says finance minister’s adviser

Published 30 May, 2025 09:13pm

Both sides express confidence in advancing negotiations for successful conclusion at the earliest, says Khurram Schehzad

S&P 500, Nasdaq slip after Trump’s fresh tariffs

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were lower on Monday after US President Donald Trump rekindled worries ...

Wall Street tumbles as economy contracts

Published 01 May, 2025 06:15am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes dropped on Wednesday after data showed the economy contracted for the first...

Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump’s tariff war

Published 20 Apr, 2025 10:15am

SEATTLE: A Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on...

Pakistan eyes East African market with new sea trade corridors

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 10:59pm

Inter-ministerial consortium will be formed of relevant ministries including other stakeholders, Maritime minister says

ECB cuts rates, promises agility in face of trade war uncertainty

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:33pm

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop...

IMF expects ‘notable markdowns’ in growth forecasts, but no global recession

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:29pm

WASHINGTON: Rising trade tensions and sweeping shifts in the global trading system will trigger downward revisions...

Not your garden-variety FX wobble

Published 17 Apr, 2025 06:15am

King Dollar’s crown has weathered countless storms – but the recent market whirlwind has people asking if this...

Trump trade war has put US ‘close to a recession’: Dalio

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

NEW YORK: Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, said on Sunday that President...

Turmoil rings recession alarm

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

BEIJING/WASHINGTON/LONDON: Beijing increased its tariffs on US imports to 125% on Friday, hitting back against US...

UN trade chief urges US to spare poorest countries

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

UNITED NATIONS: The top UN trade official on Thursday urged the United States to spare the poorest countries “the...

EU halts counter-tariffs but no pause in US-China trade war

Published 10 Apr, 2025 06:34pm

BRUSSELS: The EU paused plans for retaliatory tariffs on US goods Thursday after President Donald Trump abruptly...

Global trade war may produce headwinds for nascent AI sector, IEA says

Published 10 Apr, 2025 11:44am

PARIS: An escalating global tariff war could provide challenges for the emerging data centre sector and cause slower...

Trump tariff war rages

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:46am

BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/PARIS: China refused to bow to what it called “blackmail” from the United States as a global...

Trump tariffs and world reactions

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 06:07am

EDITORIAL: US tariffs wiped out stock markets across the globe, even in Pakistan - an economy not that is integrated...

The unraveling of global trade: a new world order in the making?

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 11:15pm

Global markets witnessed a turmoil following United States (US) President Donald Trump’s announcement to...

The global trade war

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:14am

The USA, under the new Trump Administration, has unilaterally imposed tariffs on all imports into the country. The...

EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs

Updated 06 Apr, 2025 07:27pm

European Union likely to approve first set of targeted countermeasures on up to $28 billion of US imports from dental floss to diamonds

Trump defiant on tariffs

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on the sweeping tariffs he unleashed on countries...

Wall Street rout drags Nasdaq near bear market

Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am

NEW YORK: Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq toward a bear market,...

Trump’s trade war: a challenge with an opportunity for Pakistan textiles

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 10:28pm

Trump’s tariff hike sent shockwaves through global trade on Thursday, raising concerns among industries worldwide....

Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU hit back

Published 03 Apr, 2025 03:54pm

WASHINGTON/BEIJING/BRUSSELS: President Donald Trump’s move to slap a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the United...

Trump sparks trade war with sweeping global tariffs

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:19pm

Pakistan faces 29% reciprocal tariff

Trump auto tariffs: President slaps 25% duties on car imports to US

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 04:08pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting...

Favoured to win: Not Pakistan

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:04am

A little-known fact about Pakistan’s paltry and might one argue, stagnant exports to the world is that the majority...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.70 ▲ 2.92 (9.81%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 4 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	20.80 ▲ 1.57 (8.16%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	20.80 ▲ 1.56 (8.11%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	78 ▲ 5.52 (7.62%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.91 ▲ 0.34 (7.44%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 4 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	55.80 ▲ 3.85 (7.41%)
AKD Securities / Jun 4 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	37.70 ▲ 2.36 (6.68%)

Stock	Price
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 4 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	104.10 ▼ -10.72 (-9.34%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,980 ▼ -184.61 (-8.53%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 4 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.60 ▼ -0.25 (-6.49%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 4 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	67.52 ▼ -3.96 (-5.54%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	78.50 ▼ -3.98 (-4.83%)
Mandviwala / Jun 4 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	67.62 ▼ -3.1 (-4.38%)
Sapphire Textile / Jun 4 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1,331.01 ▼ -53.73 (-3.88%)
Data Agro / Jun 4 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	79 ▼ -2.74 (-3.35%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 4 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.30 ▼ -0.38 (-3.25%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	19,619,474 ▲ 0.3
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	4,536,100 ▲ 0.3
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	3,740,847 ▲ 0.34
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	3,351,504 ▲ 0.76
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	2,566,425 ▲ 1.09
AKD Securities / Jun 4 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	1,916,957 ▲ 2.36
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	1,887,054 ▲ 0.91
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	1,792,466 ▲ 0.24
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 4 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	1,547,409 ▲ 0.32
Fauji Cement / Jun 4 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,212,561 ▲ 0.66

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