Archive for the August 28, 2019
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Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures advance on Monday as Washington and Beijing sought to ease tensions in the trade war that has slashed shipments of US soya to China, traders said. CBOT November soyabeans
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US natural gas futures rose on Monday to post their best day in more than a week on forecasts for warmer-than-normal weather that could boost cooling demand and as the market weighed potential impact to
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The Karachi Port handled 88,280 tonnes of cargo comprising 47,925 tonnes of import cargo and 40,355 tonnes of export cargo including 3,765 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Leading mills indulge in forward buying of fine quality lint on the cotton market on Tuesday, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8000, they added. In ready session, over 18000 bales
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China's net gold imports via Hong Kong in July slumped 42% from the previous month to the lowest in more than eight years, data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department showed on Monday,
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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday to lead Britain out of the EU without a divorce deal, and threatened he would fight his party "in every seat" otherwise. "Given where
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A former human rights lawyer was elected Nauru's new president Tuesday, following calls for widespread reform in the tiny Pacific nation which Australia uses as a detention centre for asylum seekers. Lionel Aingimea won a
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The regulator of global wildlife trade decided Tuesday to impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos, in a decision hailed by conservationists as "momentous". Following a heated debate
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South Korea's decision to end a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan will benefit China and reduce the allies' ability to respond in crises with North Korea, US officials said Tuesday. Seoul said last week that
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The leaders of Russia and Turkey said Tuesday they shared deep concerns over fighting in northwestern Syria, with Ankara warning it would take the steps necessary to protect its troops there. After meeting for talks
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