GBP/USD looks for an extended pickup from latest downturn

GBP/USD drifts higher on Monday amidst a thin early-week economic calendar. UK GDP data due at the end of the week, strictly mid-tier releases on offer until then. Fed news cycle to dominate market attention as policymakers caution restraint. GBP/USD ground out some bullish chart paper on Monday, climbing from a recent swing low into … Read more

25-year weak yen obsession is blowing up on Tokyo

Currency traders betting on a rebound in the yen would be wise to look past the officials currently in charge and listen instead to policy veterans who know better. Over the last year as the yen was recording three-decade lows, officials such as Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, top currency diplomat Masato Kanda and Bank of Japan … Read more

Bank deposits: Non-filers can face prospect of 30pc tax

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh and Chairman Anomaly Committee (Business) Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Gohar Ijaz strongly recommended to the FBR to impose 30 percent tax on the bank deposits of non-filers under the taxation reforms agenda. Addressing a press conference on the FBR’s … Read more