Gold holds steady despite rupee’s record fall Published 24 Aug, 2023 09:19pm Price of 24-carat bar remains unchanged at Rs232,600 per tola in local market
POL products’, power and commodity price hike: Traders threaten two-day countrywide strike Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am KARACHI: Traders on Wednesday staged another protest, reiterating demand for the withdrawal of POL products’, ...
Back to basics Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...
Crop substitution: decade-long view Published 27 Jul, 2022 09:09am The outgoing fiscal year and the re-emergence of external pressures due to global commodity price spiral has once...
WTO seeks fish, vaccine deals as war ignites trade tensions Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on...
In the eye of storm! Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:46am Amidst ominous political developments in the capital, the monthly inflation reading from PBS seems to have fallen on...
Wheat target missed Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am EDITORIAL: Just days after the prime minister thundered, while counting his administration’s many achievements,...
PKR under pressure! Published 16 Feb, 2022 08:18am The pressure on the PKR/USD is back due to geopolitical tensions and global travel reopening. The remittances growth...
Atlas Honda motoring on Published 02 Feb, 2022 07:45am Motorcycles are finding back their groove after a fairly long period of market lull due to covid and covid-related...
Global electricity demand upswing Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:46am 2021 was an exceptional year globally in many ways, and one of them is the sky-rocketing commodity prices and hence...
Ensuring external stability Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:32am As the economy rebounds from last year’s Covid shock, recent trade and current account deficit numbers are ...
Oil prices rally to end? Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:51am The upward streak in crude oil prices eased in November. The month carried a number of bearish factors for crude oil...
Asia coal prices surge to fresh records Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am LAUNCESTON, (Australia): Seaborne thermal coal prices in Asia climbed to fresh record highs last week, with early...
Wanted: creative measures to curb imports Published 03 Sep, 2021 07:30am Trade deficit in August 2021 stood at $4.06 billion which is the highest ever number - previous high was $3.77...
August Inflation diary Published 02 Sep, 2021 07:25am CPI inflation stayed strikingly similar to previous month at 8.35 percent, with an ever-narrowing urban-rural gap....
Wholesale inflation stays high Updated 10 Aug, 2021 08:27am The CPI inflation for June 2020 at 8.4 percent came as a breather, but it may not necessarily be start of a...
BoP: there’s definitely a sense of deja vu Updated 01 Aug, 2021 12:42pm Pressure is building on balance of payments (BoP). Many are confusing this with the situation last witnessed in...
Spot LNG price spiked due to global supply issues: PD Updated 31 Jul, 2021 10:41am ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division Friday stated that the spot LNG commodity price has spiked recently (to over $15...
China will continue to release metals reserves in batches Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am BEIJING: China will strengthen commodity price monitoring and continue to release copper, aluminium, and zinc from...
Asia’s iron ore prices tumble as China issues fresh price warning Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am MANILA: Asia’s iron ore futures tumbled on Monday, leading another bout of selling in the metals complex, after...
Dollar rises in Europe Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am LONDON: The dollar held above recent lows on Monday as new Covid-19 restrictions in Asia and mixed economic data in...
Bacon and copper lead commodity price surge Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am Global prices for raw materials are soaring thanks to a boom in demand due to the recovery from the Covid-19...
Industrial metals slump as traders brace for price control by China Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am HANOI: Industrial metals prices fell on Monday on fears of a pullback in top consumer China after its premier...