5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (438+ words) The State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to maintain the policy rate at 11.5% today, balancing inflation concerns with improving external buffers. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to meet today…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (329+ words) North Korea confirmed a "joint firepower attack drill" involving various missile units and weapon systems, aiming to boost troop morale and demonstrate an integrated strike network against enemies. SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday that its launch of several missiles…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (627+ words) Asian markets slid as oil prices surged due to supply concerns, while investors braced for anticipated interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan this week. SYDNEY: Share markets slid in Asia on Monday as supply…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (564+ words) ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has upheld the order of the Federal Tax Ombudsman that the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) field officials should exercise due caution in future to ensure that the confidentiality of taxpayers’ tax related information and…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (498+ words) NEW YORK: Investors head into next week’s Federal Reserve meeting bracing for the central bank to raise interest rates, a move that could threaten a US stock market rally already showing some vulnerability to rising bond yields. For years, inflation…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (576+ words) ADEN/DUBAI: New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (341+ words) President Trump asserted the US should have the world's lowest interest rates, pressuring the Federal Reserve ahead of its policy meeting despite inflation data suggesting a rate hike. DOONBEG: No country should have lower interest rates than the US, President…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (247+ words) Donald Trump predicted the Iran conflict would end this year, potentially after the U.S. midterms, leading to a significant drop in oil prices, and stated Iran is eager for a deal. DOONBEG: President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday the United States…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (249+ words) DOONBEG: US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that he expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly just after midterm elections due in the United States in November, resulting in a drop in oil prices. “Iran will end…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago   (660+ words) Despite the UAE's announced trade suspension with Iran, informal trade and financial ties persist in Dubai, sustained by a large Iranian community and historical economic interdependence. DUBAI: In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran…...