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trade war

Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

Published 03 Sep, 2026 05:39am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite...

China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities

Published 28 Dec, 2025 03:08am

BEIJING: China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing’s ability...

China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

BEIJING: China has issued the first batch of new rare earth export licences that should accelerate shipments to...

Brussels says EU-US deal ‘better than trade war’ with Trump

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:19pm

BRUSSELS: The EU’s top negotiator on Monday defended a trade agreement with the United States to avert steeper...

Japan, South Korea face 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders

Published 08 Jul, 2025 07:59am

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers...

World economy faces ‘pivotal moment’: BIS

Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:58am

LONDON: Trade tensions and fractious geopolitics risk exposing deep fault lines in the global financial system,...

Momentary relief in ongoing drama

Updated 17 May, 2025 07:35am

EDITORIAL: The recent agreement between the United States and China to temporarily roll back tariffs on each...

The ‘disorder doctrine’

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:07am

Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January with immense popular support, promising world peace and a return...

Pakistan and the new economic chess board

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:19am

Winston Churchill once remarked, “The further back you look, the further forward you are likely to see.” The...

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...

Tariff turbulence: risks and opportunities in Trump’s trade war

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 06:46am

Trump’s tariffs have jolted the world. Their impact on global value chains could be similar to what COVID-19 had....

Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, US official says

Published 13 Apr, 2025 11:07pm

Beijing increased its own tariffs on US imports to 125% on Friday, striking against Trump’s tariffs

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...

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’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....

Rubio meets Canadian FM as Ukraine, trade war dominate G7

Published 13 Mar, 2025 08:01pm

CHARLEVOIX: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Canadian counterpart Thursday as part of the highest-level US...

Textbook Trump uncertainty

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:20am

Sounds crazy, but at first markets really thought Trump was bluffing about upending the global trade and tariff...

Indian benchmark indexes on six-day losing run on trade war

Published 13 Feb, 2025 06:52am

MUMBAI: India’s benchmark indexes extended their losing run to the sixth straight session on Wednesday due to ...

EU, Canada and Mexico condemn Trump move to hike steel, aluminium tariffs

Published 11 Feb, 2025 10:44pm

US president raises tariff rate on aluminium to 25%

Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports in latest trade war salvo

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:33am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat...

US vs. the world: there are no winners in a trade war

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 11:08pm

Donald Trump’s trade war has begun. Over the weekend Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China,...

Trump pauses Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada talks continue

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:38pm

No breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada

EU leaders vow to hit back if Trump triggers trade war

Research finds growing geopolitical tensions causing reallocation of FDI away from countries that are geographically close and towards those that are geopolitically close

Trade war with China could cost Germany six times as much as Brexit: Ifo

Updated 11 Aug, 2022 10:39am

Automotive industry, manufacturers of transport equipment, mechanical engineering sectors to be biggest losers of trade war

Missing the bus

Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am

EDITORIAL: It seems Pakistan is not going to benefit from the great relocation of China’s labour-intensive...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 1 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	36.61 ▲ 3.33 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124 ▲ 10.04 (8.81%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Oct 1 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	404.06 ▼ -44.9 (-10%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.27 ▼ -3.58 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Oct 1 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	107.10 ▼ -11.73 (-9.87%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 1 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.66 ▼ -0.78 (-9.24%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.01 ▼ -1.79 (-9.04%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	88,326,307 ▲ 0.18
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,188,972 ▲ 0.06
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,795,487 ▲ 0
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,511,390 ▼ -2.9
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,428,079 ▼ -0.12
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	17,604,050 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,125,793 ▲ 1.43
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,272,831 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,164,201 ▲ 0.02
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12,886,707 ▲ 0.14

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