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,…
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…
BNP to hire a dozen staff in Asia equities revamp, end research deal-sources
BNP Paribas plans to make at least a dozen hires in its equities business in Asia next year and will end a research outsourcing pact with Morningstar, two sources with…
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…
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…
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…
Trading with the enemy
The economic model that the country has been using since its birth is positively faulty. It has also consigned the country to regional economic isolation. As a result we have…
Trading in the age of automation
As Pakistan tries to regain its foothold in the world export market, the global export scenario is undergoing a drastic disruption. Suddenly it is not cheap labour that the manufacturers…
Horse-trading
Gaius Julius Caesar, the third emperor of the Roman Empire, nicknamed Caligula, had a favourite horse called Incitatus. Caligula loved Incitatus to the point that he promoted his horse and…
