Lowest since Jan ’21: Sept CPI inflation drops to 6.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation decreased to 6.9 per cent on year-on-year basis in... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Markets Finance Ministry projects Pakistan’s headline inflation at 8-9% in September, October Economy indicates positive developments during first two months of FY2025, says Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for September Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:33pm
World Fed seen cutting policy rate by 25 bps next week WASHINGTON: US central bankers will likely start long-awaited interest-rate cuts next week with a... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am
Business & Finance First single-digit stat in nearly 3 years: Annual inflation slows to 9.6pc KARACHI: Country’s annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading ... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Pakistan August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm
Business & Finance CPI inflation clocks in at 11.1pc in July ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased to 11.1 per cent on year-on-year basis in July 2024 as... Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am
BR Research MPS: Rate cut imminent The monetary policy announcement is set for Monday, with markets anticipating a significant 150 basis points (bps)... Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:19am
Markets Softer inflation in July to trigger 150bps policy rate cut in upcoming MPC: JS Global A further slowdown in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation reading could trigger the State Bank of... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:38pm
Business & Finance China consumer prices rise slightly in June BEIJING: China consumer prices edged up in June, official data showed Wednesday, but fell short of analyst... Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:10am
Print June CPI inflation jumps 12.6pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased to 12.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in June 2024... Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:09am
Business & Finance Thai consumer confidence falls for third straight month in May BANGKOK: Thai consumer confidence dropped for a third straight month in May on concerns over a slow economic... Published 13 Jun, 2024 10:43am
Business & Finance China’s inflation holds steady in May, factory deflation eases BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation held steady in May while producer price declines eased, but the underlying trend... Published 12 Jun, 2024 09:55am
Opinion Budget: inflation must be top priority Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am
BR Research CPI: a surprise reading – but will it hold? Over the past two years, rising inflation shattered records and surpassed analysts’ expectations. However, a... Published 04 Jun, 2024 09:01am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 11.8% in May 2024 CPI-based figure lowest after 29 months, making case for rate cut stronger Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:36pm
Business & Finance Japan inflation slows to 2.2% in April TOKYO: The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April to 2.2 percent as gas bills fell, government data showed... Published 24 May, 2024 12:12pm
Business & Finance Thai April inflation rises slightly, first time in 7 months BANGKOK: Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.19% in April from a year earlier, versus a 0.47%... Published 03 May, 2024 10:55am
Business & Finance April CPI-based inflation soars 17.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 17.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Business & Finance Indonesia’s inflation rate eases slightly in April JAKARTA: Indonesia’s annual inflation rate cooled slightly in April as pressure from some food prices eased as the... Published 02 May, 2024 10:29am
Editorials Pension reforms: key to fiscal health EDITORIAL: The long-festering issue of pension reforms has gained significant traction in recent times due to the... Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Print March CPI inflation soars 20.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 20.7 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am
Opinion Dip in the rate of inflation There has been a visible and welcome slowdown in the rate of inflation in February 2024. The year-to-year rate of... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 05:05am
Print Feb CPI-based inflation up 23.1pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 23.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:39am
Business & Finance Jan CPI inflation soars to 28.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 28.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The number of misses is rising exponentially “Eggs have become very expensive.” “Everything has, the Sensitive Price Index is over 42 percent and the... Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am
Editorials Domestic borrowing EDITORIAL: Domestic borrowing rose to 40.955 trillion rupees by end November 2023 as per data uploaded by the State... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Opinion Outlook 2024-I Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated.... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Opinion Problematic statistics The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been endeavoring to improve the quality and coverage of statistics in... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Print Dec CPI inflation jumps 29.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 29.7 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:54am
Editorials Nov economic update: discernable recovery EDITORIAL: The Finance Division as per practice uploaded the Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for November 2023... Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am