» Dollar retreats, kiwi leaps as rate direction diverges
27/11/25 08:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SINGAPORE: The dollar was on the back foot on Thursday, with trade thinned ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and investors turning to the coming year where a series of US interest rate cuts are priced in. The yen drifted 0.4% higher...
» India’s Nifty 50 stock index poised to hit record high after 14 months
27/11/25 08:39 from Business Recorder - Latest News
India’s stock benchmarks are poised to open higher and hit record highs on Thursday, extending a rally on growing expectations of U.S. and domestic interest rate cuts next month. The Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,436, as of 07:38...
» Indian rupee eyes higher opening on Fed rate cut bets, though staying power likely limited
27/11/25 08:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is expected to open higher on Thursday, helped by a softer dollar on bets of a December Federal Reserve rate cut, though bankers cautioned that the currency has struggled to sustain any relief rallies. The 1-mont...
» Gold steadies at near two-week high as investors weigh Fed rate-cut bets
27/11/25 08:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Gold was broadly steady on Thursday after hitting a near two-week high in the previous session, as market participants weighed the possibility of a December U.S. interest rate cut amid conflicting signals from the Federal Reserve. Spot g...
» Stocks rise on Fed easing hopes, yen locked in intervention zone
27/11/25 08:30 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Thursday and the dollar was soft on growing expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month, while the yen remained on intervention watch, with traders weighing the prospect of a r...
» National Guard soldiers shot in ‘targeted’ attack near White House
27/11/25 08:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Two National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect was in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack. Investigators identifi...
» Oil prices drop on expectations of ceasefire in Ukraine unlocking Russian supply
27/11/25 08:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Thursday on expectations of a Ukraine‑Russia ceasefire which could pave the way for the unwinding of Western sanctions against Russian supply, though trading was set to remain thin due to the US Thanksgiving hol...
» PBS, PIDE agree to promote data-driven policy research
27/11/25 06:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) on Wednesday pledged to strengthen their cooperation and promote data-driven policy research to support the country’s transitio...
» ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan to face Netherlands on Feb 7
27/11/25 06:45 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Pakistan will kick-off their campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Saturday (February 7) against Netherlands as the fixtures for the 10th edition of the tourn...
» Pakistan re-elected to EC of OPCW
27/11/25 06:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was re-elected to the executive council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the 30th Conference of the States Parties (COSP 30) held in The Hague, the Foreign Office confirmed on ...
» Omar Ayub declared ‘proclaimed offender’
27/11/25 06:49 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former opposition leader in National Assembly, Omar Ayub, a proclaimed offender for failing to appear before the court in connection...
» Nasir says govt will talk to MQM if it presented demands
27/11/25 06:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, on Wednesday, said that PPP and its government will seriously engage in the discussions when MQM formally present its demands. He made thes...
» LHC upholds conviction in wife killing case
27/11/25 06:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the life imprisonment of a convict Muhammad Ashraf who killed his wife with repeated strikes of a batten. The court noted that the key eyewitness against the convict was his own son and observed...
» Jobs of visually impaired persons: LHC seeks reply within a week
27/11/25 06:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought reply from Secretary Social Welfare Punjab on a contempt petition questioning the failure to regularize the jobs of visually impaired persons within one week. The petitioner Samira Yasmin...
» Launch of JazzCash Bazar announced
27/11/25 07:01 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: JazzCash announced plans to launch JazzCash Bazar, a miniapp-powered marketplace developed in partnership with Huawei, according to a press release issued on Wednesday. The platform, set for commercial launch by Q1 2026, will ...
» 2m BISP beneficiaries: Jazz begins rollout of free SIMs
27/11/25 07:06 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Jazz has begun the nationwide rollout of free SIMs for two million Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries — with 1.7 million of these SIMs pre-linked to JazzCash mobile wallets, enabling women who have long rema...
» Global firms eye Lahore waste-to-energy power project
27/11/25 07:10 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: International companies from Beijing, China, and a consortium based in the UK have shown strong interest in establishing a modern waste-to-energy power plant in Lahore. In this regard, a delegation representing the international ...
» Experts say next economic leap to be driven by digital transformation
27/11/25 07:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: At the Pakistan Business Council’s high-level conference “Dialogue on the Economy,” leading technology and business executives underscored that Pakistan’s next major economic leap will be driven by digital transformation, AI a...
» EU, FAO conclude SRAS project supporting over 200,000 people in Sindh
27/11/25 07:24 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and The European Union together with the Government of Sindh, marked the successful completion of the Strengthening Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists in Sindh (SRAS) pro...
» Boxing championship ‘Fight for Glory’ starts in Lahore
27/11/25 07:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The 2nd International Boxing Championship “Fight for Glory” officially commenced in Lahore with a grand opening ceremony. The championship will continue till 29th November, featuring contests across multiple weight categories. Pr...