Ramazan: people irked by hike in energy tariffs, food prices LAHORE: The soaring prices of edibles and the recent hike in petrol by Rs 10 per litre have perturbed the people of... Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am
World World food prices rebound from 3-year low, says UN agency PARIS: World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and... Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Markets Prices of essential food items remain high PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food items like vegetables, flour, cooking oil/ghee, pulses, live chicken/meat and... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
World Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study PARIS: Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
Markets Prices of essential food items witness rising trend PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, live chicken/meat, fruits, vegetables, grocery... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
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
BR Research Inflation: don’t lower rates on Food (CPI)’s account The average inflation for the fiscal year 2023-24 may very well be off target, but the taper has most certainly... Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:42am
BR Research Inflation respite – but for how long? The headline inflation is down to a 20-month low (since June 22) at 23.1 percent in Feb 24, and still only in five... Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:54am
BR Research Six quarters of LSM decline The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Index was in red for December 2023 – marking the 18 th consecutive month of... Published 19 Feb, 2024 08:20am
BR Research Oil prices – bracing for a rally? The global oil market has seen falling oil prices in recent times – from the high of $90 a barrel in Sept-23 to a... Published 16 Jan, 2024 08:54am
Markets Peshawar: prices of essential food items remain high PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, food grains, sugar, flour, live chicken/meat,... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
World Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO PARIS: World food prices fell in 2023, with considerable declines for grains and oils as supply concerns eased, the... Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am
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
Markets Fuel price decline unlikely to ease cost of living LAHORE: The people saw the recent slash in the price of petroleum products as insignificant, saying it would not... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Markets Peshawar: prices of essential food items remain high PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained unchanged in the local market. According to a survey... Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am
BR Research Food inflation: past its peak The headline inflation seems to be creeping up again. And if there is one obvious culprit – beyond the phenomenal... Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 0.06pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 23 November 2023, decreased ... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 9.95pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 16 November 2023, increased ... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Markets Peshawar: prices of essential food items increase slightly PESHAWAR: A nominal increase in the prices of essential food items like live chicken/ meat, vegetables, sugar, ... Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:31am
Editorials One big reason for food inflation EDITORIAL: The National Price Monitoring Committee’s (NPMC’s) revelation of a 40 percent differential in... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 1.7pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 19th October 2023, decreased... Updated 21 Oct, 2023 08:53am
Markets India extends export tax on parboiled rice MUMBAI: India has extended its export tax on parboiled rice until March 2024, according to a government order... Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended October 5, increased by 0.11 per cent... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
BR Research Inflation drags the economy further Waiting for inflation to taper is like Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a theater in absurdity. It is showing no... Published 03 Oct, 2023 08:57am
BR Research Petroleum price: dollar at the core Petrol and diesel both soared to new highs last Saturday. It appears that years of messaging is finally starting to... Published 18 Sep, 2023 08:52am
Opinion Price hike, inflation challenges The price hike and prohibitive inflation are exacting their toll on people in an unprecedented manner. The food... Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India’s curbs PARIS: Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of... Updated 09 Sep, 2023 09:24am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.96pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 7 September 2023 increased by 0.96... Updated 09 Sep, 2023 01:21pm
BR Research Nutrition nightmare: fix Rupee to address food inflation All hail SBP, for inflation has witnessed its third consecutive month of slowdown, after peaking at 38 percent in... Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:44am
Business & Finance Aug CPI inflation soars 27.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 27.4 percent on a year-on-year basis in ... Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am