The decision on the new pay structure for government employees will be taken after receiving the Pay Commission’s report, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday, noting that the commission members are reviewing the matter and will submit their recommendations soon.

The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 GDP growth expected ‌to improve slightly over forecasts from last June, the World Bank said on Tuesday while warning that growth is too concentrated in advanced countries and overall too weak to reduce extreme poverty.

The yen fell ​to its lowest against the dollar since July 2024 on Tuesday as traders braced for a Japanese election and also ‌hit lows against European currencies, with the dollar pressured by worries about the Federal Reserve’s independence.

Taiwan has reached a “general consensus” with the United States on a trade deal, the democratic island’s negotiators said Tuesday, after months of talks.

Alphabet briefly hit $4 ​trillion in market valuation on Monday, as the Google parent’s sharpened artificial intelligence focus allayed ‌doubts about its strategy and thrust it back to the forefront of the high-stakes race.

Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as heightened concerns surrounding major producer Iran and potential supply disruptions overshadowed the prospect of increased crude supply from Venezuela.

India is piling into consumer giants’ basket of troubles. Unilever and Nestlé are losing pricing power in the world’s fifth-largest economy amid growing competition from nimble upstarts. It’s an unwelcome headache for the groups that are trying to revive their more established markets in Europe and the US With no easy fixes, the problem may require expensive remedies.

Taiwan is a powerhouse in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips, which are the lifeblood of the global economy

Iran exported products to 147 trading partners in 2022

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said hundreds of billions of dollars would have to be paid back to US companies

Alphabet last week surpassed Apple in market capitalization for the first time since 2019

Iran's main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq

Gold broke through $4,600/ounce for the first time on Monday, while silver also hit a record high, as investors snapped up safe-haven assets amid heightened geopolitical uncertainties and a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

A Japanese research vessel on Monday began a historic voyage to attempt to dig deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres to curb dependence on China.

TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, is expected to post a 27 percent jump in fourth-quarter net profit to a record due to the seemingly insatiable demand for AI infrastructure.

He dismissed the possible threat of indictment over his testimony or the renovation project as "pretexts"

TSMC is investing $165 billion to build chip factories in the US in the state of Arizona

The investment bank maintained its 2026 average price forecasts of $56/$52 per barrel for Brent/WTI

The program, dubbed Pax Silica, seeks to safeguard the full technology supply chain

G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China