MPS strong reflection of state of economy? EDITORIAL: The 29 January 2024 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) can best be described as a whimper rather than a... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 06:13am
Markets National Saving Schemes: CDNS reduces rates of return on some products The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has revised the rates of return on some of its National Savings... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 08:34pm
Markets Inflation to remain elevated in January, could clock in at 27.9%: brokerage house Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to remain elevated, and could clock in at 27.9%... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 10:56pm
Opinion Post-general election economic outlook Elections will hopefully be held in the next two weeks. They are taking place at a time when the economy continues ... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am
Print Govt to refrain from granting any increases in salaries, pensions ISLAMABAD: The government will “refrain from granting any further increases in salaries and pensions beyond those in... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:20am
Business & Finance UK inflation in shock rise, dashing rate cut hopes LONDON: British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing hopes of an ... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Markets Saudi bourse retreats on US CPI data DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended lower on Sunday as investors continued to parse US economic data to... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
Business & Finance Asian currencies subdued after US CPI data BENGALURU: Asian emerging markets currencies were tentative on Friday as higher-than-expected inflation in the ... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
BR Research CY23: disaster, stability, and hope After all that’s said or done, the fact of the matter is that the bleeding has stopped under the caretaker setup.... Updated 04 Jan, 2024 12:07pm
Editorials Inflation is rightly regarded as costly EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the following data for the last month of 2023: (i) consumer... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 02:48pm
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
Markets Wall St inches up after November inflation data NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher on Tuesday, following inflation data that kept expectations of a... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Editorials Sensitive price index: roiling resurgence? EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 7 December 2023 against the week ending 30 November... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Editorials Electricity and gas rates EDITORIAL: The two regulators, National Electricity Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and Oil and Gas Regulatory... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
BR Research No road leads to 21 percent Since the beginning of current financial year, the State Bank of Pakistan has maintained the benchmark interest rate... Published 05 Dec, 2023 07:51am
Business & Finance Turkish inflation near 62pc, highest this year ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation rate edged up to 61.98% in November, data showed on Monday, just shy of... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Business & Finance Nov CPI inflation rises to 29.2pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased to 29.2 percent on a year-on-year basis in November 2023 ... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Print ECC for taking provinces on board for revising drug prices ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Health... Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:35pm
Business & Finance Pharma Bureau seeks ‘CPI-adjusted’ prices for medicines KARACHI: The Pharma Bureau, representative body of multinational pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan, has urged the... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance Dollar extends fall ahead of Fed minutes NEW YORK: The dollar index fell for a third straight session on Tuesday ahead of minutes from the US Federal... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Markets Gulf markets in black on interest rate cuts bets DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Wednesday as expectations of an end to a global rate hike ... Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am
Business & Finance Cooling US inflation raises hopes of an end to rate hikes WASHINGTON: US consumer inflation cooled more than expected last month, according to government data published... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
Editorials First staff review negotiations with IMF EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund team (IMF) is currently in Pakistan for the first scheduled Stand-By... Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am
Print Essential commodities: NPMC satisfied with current price trend ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities and expressed... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Print October CPI-based inflation stays high at 26.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 26.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Nov, 2023 09:18am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4% Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm
Editorials Inflation on the rise EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose by 0.11 percent for the week ending 5 October 2023 registering a... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
Editorials No respite from ever-rising inflation EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am
BR Research Food inflation: is this the peak? The monthly inflation report card has brought no reason for respite for the policy makers. The deceleration in... Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:53am