Emissions trading
EFFORTS to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have driven several countries to adopt cap-and-trade systems as a way to balance environmental and economic goals. As Pakistan explores this model, it…
LME lags rival exchanges as battery metals trading gains momentum
The London Metal Exchange is being left behind in the race to dominate trade in metals used for EV batteries such as lithium and cobalt as other exchanges gain momentum,…
Wall Street ramps up staffing as election nears, expecting volatile trading
Banks, brokerages, investment managers and exchanges are adding staff to handle high trading volumes on and around Election Day with markets expected to become volatile as results come in. Political…
Carbon trading prospects
THE world is losing the Race to Zero. Many governments and large companies that had committed to net zero are faltering. Since carbon trading is the central plank of emission-reduction…
Trading electables
Political activities will heat up in the wake of the announcement of the national elections by the electoral watchdog. One of the ubiquitous activities in the run-up to every national…
Trading lives for guns
Mass shootings are good for gun sales. In the days following the horrific massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, firearm manufacturers’ stock prices predictably rose. Gun…
Pakistan’s trading partners
There have been questions raised on the extent to which foreign policy of Pakistan should reflect its trading relationships with individual countries, regions, and groups of countries which are members…
A little help from our friends: banks team up as FX trading gets tougher
Faced with the costs of competing in a world of electronic and algorithmic trading, many banks are outsourcing parts of their foreign exchange businesses, a trend that may cement big…
Economic satire: Episode 3: Trading
Fatman muttered under his breath, “If you think about it, the Mercantilist had got it right.” “Well then stop thinking.” Greybeard growled, eliciting a guffaw from Fatman. “A think-tank not…
EU exchanges to be made to share trading data to compete with UK
European Union stock exchanges will be forced to hand over data on market transactions on a single “tape” for investors to spot the cheapest deals and help the bloc compete…
