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China says planned US tariff hikes ‘pile errors onto errors’

BEIJING: Beijing said Monday that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

Business & Finance

Virtual meeting held: Minister, US diplomat discuss ways to enhance trade ties

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, held a virtual meeting with United States Trade...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:41am

Business & Finance

US finalises sharp tariff hikes on Chinese EVs, other goods

WASHINGTON: The United States locked in tariff hikes on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods Friday, with a ...

Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Business & Finance

India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform

ABU DHABI: A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization’s embattled dispute settlement system sparked...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

World

US trade chief flags concerns over India’s license mandate for laptop, tablet imports

NEW DELHI: US trade chief Katherine Tai has raised concerns with India over the Asian nation’s new order mandating...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 06:56pm

Business & Finance

US, Japan strike trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals

WASHINGTON: The United States and Japan on Tuesday announced a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals that...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 12:18pm

Pakistan, US for more dialogue to deepen economic ties

WASHINGTON: On February 23, 2023, the United States and Pakistan concluded the ninth meeting under the US–Pakistan...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Pakistan seeks breakthrough in high-level US trade talks

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is looking for breakthroughs in agriculture and information technology during the first...

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:16am

World

India, US establish new trade group to bolster supply chains

NEW DELHI: India and the United States have established a new working group to build sustainable supply chains and...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Commerce minister, USTR hold virtual meeting

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar and Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Business & Finance

Yellen and trade czar Tai at odds over China tariffs

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will have to resolve a heated internal debate among his aides over whether to cut...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:59am

Business & Finance

US, Japan reach beef export agreement

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration announced Thursday an agreement with Tokyo to increase the amount of beef the...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 01:19pm

Business & Finance

Washington and London ready to resume trade talks in Baltimore

WASHINGTON: Washington and London have chosen the port city of Baltimore – just an hour’s drive from the US capital...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 02:22pm

Markets

China has expanded statist economic policies over 20 years in WTO: US

WASHINGTON: China has not adopted the rules of the World Trade Organization even after 20 years' membership, the...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:47pm

Markets

US focused on existing metals talks, Tai tells South Korean trade chief

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai told South Korea’s trade minister on Thursday the United States...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

World

US, China chief trade negotiators hold 'candid exchange'

This was the second consultation between the chief trade negotiators from the world's two biggest economies after relations were seriously damaged under former US president Donald Trump

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 12:15pm

Business & Finance

Biden's new China trade plan echoes Trump's, but assumes Beijing won't change

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Monday will seek new talks with China over its failure to keep...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 02:43pm

US, EU agree truce in 17-year Airbus-Boeing conflict

BRUSSELS: The United States and the European Union have agreed a truce in their near 17-year conflict over aircraft...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

US eyes possible trade deal with Taiwan: Blinken

Though Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to recognize Beijing as China's sole official representative, the United States remains Taiwan's most powerful ally and its top arms supplier.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:45am

Top China, US trade officials hold ‘candid’ first talks

BEIJING: Trade officials from the US and China have held "candid, pragmatic" talks, China's commerce ministry said...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Most Asian markets lifted by recovery optimism

Better access for more countries to the drugs would help allow them to reopen their economies sooner and help the global recovery effort.

Published 06 May, 2021 11:24am

World

US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents

But that notion has been fiercely opposed by pharmaceutical giants and their host countries, which insist the patents are not the main roadblocks to scaling up production, and warned the move could hamper innovation.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:50am

World

White House considering intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

Tai discussed the issue on Monday with drugmakers Pfizer and AstraZeneca PLC, noting her interest in a solution that gave developing countries a role in addressing critical gaps in vaccine production and distribution.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 01:52pm

Business & Finance

US trade chief voices concern to Vietnam over currency practices

In January, the USTR released the results of an investigation into Vietnam's currency practices.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 11:23am

Business & Finance

US trade chief readies tariffs against six countries over digital taxes

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday said she was maintaining the threat of US tariffs on...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Business & Finance

US not yet ready to lift tariffs on China: trade rep Tai

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

US suspends Myanmar trade pact

YANGON: The US suspended a trade pact with Myanmar Monday and led international condemnation of the junta’s...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

US not yet ready to lift tariffs on China: trade rep Tai

She also cited tactical reasons for holding firm.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 01:42pm

World

Biden picks Capitol Hill staffer Tai as US trade 'czar'

"Ms. Tai has the experience she needs to succeed as USTR, and her record of getting wins for American workers demonstrates she knows how to champion the values that matter to US families," he said in a statement.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 10:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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