Global market | China sets course for a cooling of the yuan rally and relaxes currency forward rules

China’s central bank has stepped in to tame the yuan’s rapid rise, announcing it will eliminate currency reserve requirements for certain futures contracts, a move seen as boosting dollar buying and cooling the currency’s recent rise.The decision follows a sharp rally in the yuan, which rose to a nearly three-year high against the U.S. dollar […]

US market | Inflation, AI and workforce trends take center stage as the Fed’s Mary Daly outlines policy priorities

Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, said the U.S. central bank still needs to ensure inflation remains sustainably lower. She noted that while advances in artificial intelligence can help alleviate price pressures by increasing productivity, maintaining a modestly restrictive policy stance remains important, according to Reuters.Speaking at an event at San Jose […]

High energy prices, cheaper ders stimulate the decentralized power in Pakistan, says IEEFA Report – Mettis Global Link

June 5, 2025 (MLN): The convergence of rising energy prices and falling costs of distributed energy sources (Ders), such as Fotovoltaic (PV) systems on the roof and battery energy storage systems (BESS), has encouraged consumers to adopt decentralized energy solutions. By one report By the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (ieefa) entitled ‘battery […]

ECC approves RS5.6BN TSG good for Women Finance Project – Mettis Global Link funded by ADB

02 June 2025 (MLN): The Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has considered and approved various technical additional subsidies (TSGs), including RS5.6 billion for the Ministry of Finance as a rupid for the ADB -Final Women Inclusive (WIF) project. The approval was granted during an ECC meeting that was held today, chaired by the Federal Minister […]