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Dollar slips as in-line CPI tempers rate-hike bets

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

NEW YORK: The dollar weakened on Wednesday after US consumer price inflation matched economists’ expectations in...

Inflation cools, risks remain

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:37am

Headline inflation is back in single digits after crossing 10 percent in all three months of the previous quarter....

FD sounds the alarm about inflation

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sounded the alarm over the persistent inflation by projecting Consumer Price...

Pakistan’s inflation expected to return to single digits in July

Published 27 Jul, 2026 02:31pm

Headline consumer price inflation (CPI) is expected to be above 9% year-on-year in July

The double-digit inflation

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:37am

The month of June 2026 has witnessed a rate of inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 11.1 percent on a...

Gold experiencing heightened volatility

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 05:37am

In a critical economic environment, the Federal Reserve has released the minutes from the June 16-17 Federal Open...

The end of the double-digit inflation era?

Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Headline CPI inflation eased to 11.07 percent year-on-year in June, down from 11.66 percent a month earlier, marking...

Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 11:22pm

Inflation stood at 7.05% in FY26

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division has yet to upload its May 2026 Economic Update and Outlook, a document that would...

An upcoming food shock?

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:37am

The May inflation print should have been comforting, at least at first glance. Headline CPI rose by 11.7 percent...

Inflation: The Core heats up

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 07:07am

Headline CPI inflation rose11.66 percent year-on-year in May, the highest in 24 months. Headline inflation stayed...

Pakistan inflation hits 11.7% in May 2026, highest since June 2024

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 04:06pm

Inflation stood at 6.69% in 11MFY26

IMF macroeconomic projections for 2026-27

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

Pakistan has successfully concluded the third review of the IMF Programme. An installment of USD 1.2 billion has...

Poverty, inflation, and fiscal space in federal budget

Updated 19 May, 2026 07:03am

According to the Planning Comm ission, 29 percent of Pakistan’s population was below the poverty line, based on a...

July-February 2025-26: Average CPI inflation stands at 5.5pc: Ahsan

Updated 14 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said the average Consumer...

War raises risks to macroeconomic outlook, warns SBP

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

KARACHI: The war in the Middle East has intensified risks to Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, triggering fresh...

Who is responsible for the poor economic state?

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:22am

Urgent reforms are needed to cut Pakistan's massive current expenditures, including wage and procurement freezes, to avert further economic decline.

Inflation: Pain ahead

Updated 04 May, 2026 07:36am

The headline inflation is creeping up again. CPI stood at 10.9 percent in April 26, which is 21 months high, while...

SPI-based inflation rises 0.62pc WoW

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation recorded an increase of 0.62 percent during...

Pakistan inflation returns to double digits at 10.9% in April 2026

Published 01 May, 2026 02:59pm

Inflation stood at 6.19% in 10MFY26

MPS: 100bps policy rate hike

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), as widely anticipated, raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to...

Energy inflation to the forefront

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 07:50am

Energy is back at the center of the inflation narrative. April 2026 CPI is shaping up under the impact of a sharp...

The phantom recovery

Updated 13 Apr, 2026 08:18am

There is a particular kind of cruelty in a recovery that shows up in the data but not in the kitchen. But what’s...

Poverty incidence

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has calculated the poverty rate at 43.5 percent – 14.3...

Public debt stands at 70.7pc of GDP, says Aurangzeb

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 04:19pm

Adds that for the March–May 2026 period, the government has targeted borrowing of PKR 7.8 trillion against maturities of PKR 5.5 trillion

Inflation rises

Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:08am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated Consumer Price Index for March at 7.3 percent, up from...

March CPI inflation hastens to 7.3pc YoY

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 7.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.3% in March 2026

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 04:54pm

Inflation stood at 5.67% in 9MFY26

Jul-Feb FDI declines 33.4pc YoY: FD

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country declined sharply by 33.4 percent in first eight months...

Outlook for the economy

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 15	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 16	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 16	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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