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NEWSGold falls Rs2,500 per tola in Pakistan as international prices slip
APGJSA data show gold at Rs422,036 per tola on Saturday after a Rs7,000 drop the previous day, with 10-gram gold at Rs361,827 and silver down Rs7 to Rs5,858.
MARKETS169,770 ether left exchanges in a day as US ETF outflows pass $1 billion
Santiment recorded the largest daily ether exchange withdrawal in over four months on Oct. 23, even as spot Ethereum ETFs bled more than $1 billion in October.
MARKETSEarnings flood and Fed meeting to test AI-driven market rally
A heavy week of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting will test a rally widely attributed to artificial intelligence enthusiasm, according to the source.
POLICY & REGULATIONSEBI plans Demat 2.0 with tokenised corporate bonds open to secondary trading
India's markets regulator is developing a framework for secondary-market trading in tokenised corporate bonds and graded compliance for brokers, chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said.
NEWSCiti wins approval for wholly owned securities firm in China
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved Citigroup Securities (China) Co., Ltd., allowing Citi to offer equities brokerage, securities underwriting, securities research and principal trading onshore.
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US 10-year Treasury yield rises but holds below 5% as AI jitters linger
US Treasury yields climbed while the 10-year stayed under the 5% mark, with unease over artificial intelligence weighing on sentiment, according to the source.
MARKETSBitcoin hovers near $80,000 and Ethereum at $2,370 as macro uncertainty weighs
Bitcoin hovered near $80,000 and Ethereum traded at $2,370 as macroeconomic uncertainty and weak institutional flows weighed on crypto markets.
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Oil rally drags stocks and bonds lower before Fed decision
Brent crude near US$117 revived inflation concerns, pushing equities and Treasuries down as investors weighed AI valuations and midterm elections ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision.
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Dow closes 600 points lower as AI doubts weigh ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
US equities fell sharply as persistent doubts over artificial intelligence valuations weighed on markets, with investors also positioning ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
MARKETSKSE-100 falls 1,549 points to close at 162,374
The Pakistan Stock Exchange's benchmark index ended Friday lower at 162,374 points, having traded between 163,966 and 162,292 during the session, on volume of 390 million shares worth about Rs18 billion.
MARKETSJPMorgan includes bitcoin in its long-term capital market assumptions
JPMorgan Asset Management's 2027 long-term capital market assumptions project a 10% annual compounded base-case return for bitcoin over ten years, the highest in its public asset table, while keeping it out of portfolio models.
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Bitcoin's bond-market cushion falters as $80,000 cost basis comes into focus
A simultaneous Treasury rally and selloff in bitcoin, equities and metals has put the average cost basis of US spot bitcoin ETFs and corporate treasuries under scrutiny, with $80,000 seen as the line to watch.
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AI funding fears hit Asian tech stocks and lift sovereign bonds
Asian equities fell as worries over AI spending drove investors into Treasuries and pared back Fed rate-hike bets, while Brent crude hit a five-month peak.
POLICY & REGULATIONBank of Korea plans forex law amendment to cover stablecoin payments
The Bank of Korea says it will draft a Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment with the government this year to regulate stablecoins as a means of payment, as a wider crypto law and a 2027 tax near.
NEWSStablecoin issuers emerge as growing buyers of US Treasury debt
San Francisco Fed research puts stablecoin issuers' Treasury holdings near $200 billion, with Tether alone at $141 billion, offsetting foreign selling of US debt.
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AI tech fears push global credit spreads to 17-month high
A selloff in AI stocks and rising geopolitical tensions drove investors to safe havens, widening corporate bond spreads globally to their highest since May 2025.
MARKETSKSE-100 falls 1,335.01 points as oil price surge linked to Saudi Arabia-Houthi fighting weighs on sentiment
The benchmark index slid 0.81% to 162,589.30 by the Friday prayers break, with participants blaming higher Brent crude near $113-114 for renewed pressure on Pakistan's import bill and inflation outlook.
MARKETSKSE-100 falls below 164,000 as oil prices and geopolitics weigh on sentiment
The benchmark index shed 2,006.67 points, or 1.21%, to close at 163,924.32, with analysts citing rising international oil prices and geopolitical tension.
MARKETSTech rout drives Wall Street lower as AI spending fears mount
A nearly 7% slide in chipmakers pushed the Nasdaq 100 to its worst day since June, as investors questioned the payoff from AI spending and scaled back bets on a 2026 Fed rate rise.
NEWSBank of Russia registers 17 crypto exchangers as Sberbank and VTB prepare retail trading
Russia's central bank has widened its register of crypto exchange providers to 17 firms, with Sberbank and VTB holding both exchange and depository licences ahead of planned retail crypto services.
