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Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Working-class car buyers will be the hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles because almost all low-cost...

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PM Shehbaz commends team, nation for unlocking IMF deal, new $1.3bn climate fund

PM Shehbaz commends team, nation for unlocking IMF deal, new $1.3bn climate fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund...

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Pakistan’s economy grew 1.73pc in 2nd quarter, says govt

Pakistan’s economy grew 1.73pc in 2nd quarter, says govt

The government said on Wednesday the country’s GDP growth rate was 1.73 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year ending on June...

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Iranian currency plunges past 1m per dollar in record drop

Iranian currency plunges past 1m per dollar in record drop

DUBAI: Iran’s currency fell below the psychologically key level of 1,000,000 rial per US dollar on Tuesday, as market participants saw no end in...

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Govt, IMF reach staff-level agreement on 1st review of loan programme, new $1.3bn climate fund

Govt, IMF reach staff-level agreement on 1st review of loan programme, new $1.3bn climate fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund...

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Italy’s talks with Starlink stalled: minister

Italy’s talks with Starlink stalled: minister

ROME: Negotiations on a potential contract between Elon Musk’s satellite internet operator Starlink and the Italian government have stalled,...

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India’s $23bn plan to rival Chinese firms set to lapse

India’s $23bn plan to rival Chinese firms set to lapse

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion programme to incentivise domestic manufacturing,...

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Oil rises $1 after new sanctions on Iran

Oil rises $1 after new sanctions on Iran

HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered...

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Oil prices ease 1pc

Oil prices ease 1pc

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased about one per cent on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed moves to end the...

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UAE buys world’s largest crypto exchange

UAE buys world’s largest crypto exchange

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-backed investment group MGX has made a $2 billion cryptocurrency investment in Binance, the companies said on Wednesday, deepening...

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Oil falls on Trump tariff uncertainty

Oil falls on Trump tariff uncertainty

LONDON: Oil prices were down 1pc on Monday as uncertainty about US tariffs and rising output from OPEC producers pressured the market, although...

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China rolls over $2bn loan to Pakistan

China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad told Reuters in a text message on Saturday. The...

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Govt, banks in talks for Rs1.25tr deal to reduce circular debt

KARACHI: The government is negotiating a Rs1.25 trillion ($4.47 billion) loan with commercial banks to reduce its bulging energy sector debt, the...

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Trump says he will go to Saudi Arabia to reach $1tr deal

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he likely will make his first trip abroad to Saudi Arabia to seal an agreement for Riyadh to invest upwards...

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Analysts see seventh rate cut amid low inflation, IMF review

Most analysts predict a seventh consecutive rate cut by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday, amid the first International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

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Aramco expects sharp drop in 2025 dividends as 2024 profit falls

Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Tuesday that it expects to declare total dividends of $85.4 billion in 2025, a near 30 per cent drop from payouts in...

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Pakistan, IMF open talks on 1st review of $7bn programme

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday confirmed that discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan for the first...

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Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on...

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India’s trade minister heads to US for talks as Trump tariffs loom, officials say

India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal started on a trip to the United States on Monday to pursue trade talks, two government officials said, with...

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CK Hutchison plans $1bn port investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited’s ports subsidiary plans to invest $1 billion to upgrade its operations in Pakistan,...

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Nvidia’s growth forecast signals booming demand for AI

Nvidia’s strong growth forecast for the first quarter on Wednesday signalled that booming demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips was...

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CPI inflation to maintain stable trajectory in Feb, says finance ministry

The finance ministry, in its monthly economic outlook report on Thursday, said that the consumer price index (CPI) inflation would maintain its stable...

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DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in

DeepSeek, the Chinese startup which triggered a $1 trillion-plus sell-off in global equities markets last month with a cut-price AI reasoning model,...

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India, Qatar aim to double trade to $28bn in five years

Qatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar’s...

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Qatar commits to investing $10bn in India

Qatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar’s...

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India, Qatar aim to double trade to $28 bln in five years

Qatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar’s...

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Global aerospace firms turn to India amid Western supply chain crisis

Airbus, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce are expanding parts sourcing from India, driving growth in the country’s emerging...

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Pakistan’s first manufacturing index launched

ISLAMABAD: Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) and global financial information and analytics firm S&P Global have launched Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) to...

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Two companies bid for 75pc of Lotte Chemical

KARACHI: AsiaPak In­­vestments, a private inv­estment firm with operational assets in Pakistan and Hong Kong, and Mid­dle Eastern oil and gas...

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Nissan, Honda scrap $60bn merger talks

YOKOHAMA: Nissan and Honda ended merger talks to forge a $60 billion car company on Thursday, pitching Nissan deeper into uncertainty and highlighting...

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

Mexico, Canada and the European Union on Tuesday condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports...

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Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for control of OpenAI

A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the...

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Oil climbs as investors weigh new US tariffs

SINGAPORE: Oil pric­­es ticked higher on Mon­d­­ay even as investors wei­ghed US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff thr­eat, this time on...

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Global wheat import dented by economic woes

SINGAPORE: Global wheat imports are likely to drop this year as slowing economic growth among top buyers, a stronger greenback and higher local cereal...

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Iranian rial plunges

DUBAI: Iran’s currency fell on Saturday to a new all-time low against the US dollar after the country’s supreme leader rejected talks with the...

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LNG deal with Qatar open to renegotiation next year

KARACHI: Pakistan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) pact with Qatar allows for either party to initiate renegotiation talks next year but no decision...

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Reko Diq boosts Barrick’s gold reserves by 23pc

BENGALURU: Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s overall proven and probable gold reserves jumped 23 per cent to 17.4 million ounces at the end of 2024,...

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Pakistan, China agree to strengthen anti-terror cooperation; say attempt to disrupt ties bound to fail

Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism activities, reiterating that any attempt to undermine or...

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China, Pakistan pledge to boost cooperation on infrastructure, mining projects

Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism activities, reiterating that any attempt to undermine or...

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Iran calls for unity against potential US oil sanctions

DUBAI: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Opec members to unite against possible US sanctions on the major oil producer, after US President...

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US trade gap swells as Trump renews scrutiny of deficits

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit widened sharply in December as imports surged to a record high against the backdrop of tariff threats, which might...

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Trump admin considers adding Shein, Temu to ‘forced labour’ list: report

The United States is discussing whether to add Chinese ecommerce retailers Shein and Temu to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “forced...

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India’s finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek

India’s finance ministry has asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to...

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OpenAI’s Altman clinches deal with Kakao, second major Asian alliance this week

OpenAI said on Tuesday it will develop artificial intelligence (AI) products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major...

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China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies

China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on US imports in a rapid response to new US duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world’s top...

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Pakistan signs agreement to defer $1.2bn payment for Saudi oil

The federal government on Monday signed an agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to defer by one year a $1.2 billion payment on oil...

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Bears take hold of PSX as shares decline 1,500 points on Trump’s trade war

Bears took hold of the trading floor on Monday at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares proceeded to decline 1,500 points. The benchmark KSE-100...

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India vows to avoid protectionist signals on trade, says top official

India does not want to give any signal that it is protectionist, the top bureaucrat in the finance ministry said, after slashing import duties on...

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China to propose restoring 2020 ‘Phase 1’ trade deal with US: report

China’s initial proposal to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration will centre on restoring the “Phase 1” trade deal...

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Bears take hold of PSX as shares decline 1,100 points in intraday trade

Bears took hold of the trading floor on Monday at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares proceeded to decline 1,500 points. The benchmark KSE-100...

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