Bloomberg Pakistan’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second consecutive meeting to support an economy staring at crises worsened by deadly floods. The State Bank of Pakistan maintained the target rate at 15% , as forecast by 40 of 43 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Three expected a cut ranging between 25-50 basis points. The decision …

  Bloomberg Asia’s top chip stocks tumbled on Tuesday, ensnared in an escalating US-China tech race that has erased more than $240 billion from the sector’s global market value. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, plunged a record 8.3% while Samsung Electronics Co. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. also declined. The selloff spread to the foreign-exchange market …

  Bloomberg The atmosphere at a conference of currency market professionals was markedly different from the previous few years: there was a buzz. Senior executives from banks and brokers were feeling optimistic about the prospects of foreign-exchange trading at the recent gathering in Amsterdam. They’ve spent years eyeing the world of crypto with envy, as digital assets thrived in a …