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Saudi July inflation rate up 0.4%

That compared with a rise of 6.2% in June, the last month affected by the increase in value added tax (VAT) in July last year

Updated 15 Aug, 2021 12:02pm

BR Research

Wholesale inflation stays high

The CPI inflation for June 2020 at 8.4 percent came as a breather, but it may not necessarily be start of a...

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 08:27am

Opinion

Understatement of rate of inflation

The rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been declining. It was 11.1 percent in April...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Editorials

Inflation

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data for July 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) reveals an increase of...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

July CPI inflation jumps 8.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 8.4 percent on year-on-year basis in July ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 03:13am

Opinion

Mixed economic trends

The economy is in a state of flux and on the path of recovery after the Covid-19 attacks. This has led to some...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

Opinion

Dip in the rate of inflation

The year 2020-21 has been an eventful year. The first attack of Covid-19 ebbed by early July 2020 but was followed ...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Growth versus inclusive growth

The Economic Survey, a document presented with much fanfare by the finance minister a day before the budget speech,...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Markets

Eurozone bond yields rise after strong US CPI data

US consumer prices increased in April as booming demand amid a reopening economy pushed against supply constraints, which could fuel financial market fears of a lengthy period of higher inflation.
The consumer price index jumped 0.8%; excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI soared 0.9%.

Published 12 May, 2021 07:47pm

World

US consumer spending, income rebound in March

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, increased 4.2% last month after falling 1.0% in February, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
Personal income jumped 21.1% after declining 7.0% in February. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending increasing 4.1% and income surging 20.3%.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 06:22pm

Business & Finance

South Africa's electricity, water price hikes pose risk to inflation outlook: central bank

"These risks, should they materialise, could drive headline above the 4.5% target midpoint and possibly dislodge inflation expectations away from the midpoint," the bank said in its bi-annual Monetary Policy Review (MPR).
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) targets consumer price inflation of between 3% and 6%, and the rate stood at 2.9% in February.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 08:30pm

Fund projects 8.7pc average CPI inflation

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected average Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 8.7...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:25am

Business & Finance

March CPI increases 9.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has recorded an increase by 9.1 percent on year-on-year basis in March ...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Editorials

MPS ahead of likely passage of SBP bill

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan left the discount rate unchanged at 7...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 04:18am

Opinion

Rising inflation

Various price indices have risen exponentially in recent weeks. This trend is best revealed by the movement of the...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

World

US consumer prices rise solidly; underlying inflation tame

Consumer price index rises 0.4% in February.
CPI increases 1.7% on year-on-year basis.
Core CPI gains 0.1%; up 1.3% year-on-year.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 07:42pm

Business & Finance

Feb exports seen up for eighth straight month

The consumer price index (CPI) was tipped to rise 0.8% from a year earlier, compared with a slight decrease of 0.16% in January.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

Business & Finance

Forint firms after Hungary central bank leaves rates unchanged, flags CPI risks

"Emphasizing the risk of higher inflation made the bank sound more hawkish than last month," a Budapest-based FX trader said.
"This has been priced in by the market to some extent, however, the forint could strenghten as far as 355 this week."

Published 23 Feb, 2021 08:43pm

Business & Finance

China’s consumer prices fall

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices fell in January after a brief improvement at the end of last year, as the...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Taiwan's January exports seen up for seventh month in row

Taiwan's exports have been helped by demand for laptops and tablets to support the work-from-home trend during the pandemic.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:11am

PM speaks about govt’s focus on Consumer Price Index, core inflation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the government’s efforts were coming to fruition as both the...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

PM instructs economic team to ensure inflation stays under control

Imran said our efforts to reduce inflation are showing results as consumer price index and core inflation are both now lower than when PTI government was formed
Asad says during current month inflation on Consumer Price Index is down to 5.7 percent, while the Core Inflation is at 5.4 percent

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 02:42pm

Business & Finance

Thailand changes inflation base year due to pandemic, population survey

The new calculation will also cover wider households and products and services, the ministry said in a statement.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:17pm

World

Brazil mid-January inflation highest in five years as food rises again

The annual rate of inflation in mid-January ticked up to 4.30%, above the central bank's year-end target for consumer price inflation of 3.75%.
The median forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists were 0.81% and 4.33%, respectively.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:57pm

Markets

Yields slip as investors await 30-year auction

Investors awaiting an auction of 30-year government debt shrugged off a report showing an increase in US consumer prices in December amid rising gasoline costs.
In the 12 months through December the CPI advanced 1.4% after increasing 1.2% in November.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:10pm

Markets

Turkish lira's real effective exchange rate at 62.34 in Dec

November's number was revised as 60.45, the lowest level on record.
The rate, announced by the central bank, measures the weighted average of domestic prices relative to those of Turkey's trading partners.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

Markets

Philippine central bank intends to keep rates low, plays down inflation risks

It also provided extra liquidity support by purchasing government securities and extending loans to the government.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:56am

Markets

Taiwan Dec exports seen climbing for sixth month in row

Product launches by vendors such as Apple ahead of the year-end shopping season also likely helped fuel the demand.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:08am

Pakistan

CPI inflation decelerates to 8.3 percent on YoY basis

According to PBS data, the Urban CPI inflation increased by 7.0pc on year-on-year basis in November 2020 as compared to an increase of 7.3pc in the previous month and 12.1pc in November 2019.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 07:21pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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