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Inflation in Pakistan hits 21.3%, highest since Dec 2008

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 23.6% on year-on-year basis in June 2022

Updated 01 Jul, 2022 08:10pm

Opinion

Blame game, once again

A successor government blaming its predecessor government for all the ills is nothing new. Therefore, Pakistan ...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

Markets

May's inflation reading hits 13.8% in Pakistan

CPI-based inflation in rural areas increased by 15.9% on year-on-year basis in May 2022, reveals PBS data

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 05:22pm

Pakistan

Experts identify key economic challenges amid political chaos

Pakistan is facing challenges on multiple fronts including rising inflation and depleting foreign exchange reserves

Updated 08 Apr, 2022 03:24pm

Markets

Gold rises as Ukraine, inflation concerns lift appeal

• SPDR Gold ETF holdings at over 1-year highs • Good physical demand also supporting gold market

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Markets

December: Inflation reading comes in at 12.3%, highest in 22 months

In Nov, CPI was reported at 11.5%

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 06:03pm

Pakistan

Newly-elected senator Tarin says inflation to come down in coming months

Senate seat was vacated by Ayub Afridi from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, paving way for Shaukat Tarin

Updated 20 Dec, 2021 08:49pm

Business & Finance

Brazil inflation hits multi-year high

BRASILIA: Brazilian inflation jumped to its highest monthly rate for May in a quarter century and the annual rate...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Business & Finance

Canada annual inflation rises at fastest pace in a decade

OTTAWA: Inflation in Canada rose at its fastest pace in a decade in April, mostly due to the statistical comparison...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:21am

Markets

Yields dip as investors buy bonds for month-end

"Right now it's month-end rebalancing," said Ian Lyngen, head of US rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York, noting the next major market catalyst will be next Friday's jobs report for April.
The yields fell back down in the afternoon, however, and are now trading in the middle of their recent range.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:46pm

Opinion

Outlook for inflation

The rate of inflation has risen sharply in the last two months. It had come down to 5.7 percent in January 2021....

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Markets

South Africa's rand slides after central bank keeps lending rates unchanged

The currency dipped to a session low 15.0875 after the Reserve Bank's (SARB) decision, which while in line with consensus was more dovish in tone than expected.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:05am

Business & Finance

Saudi inflation rate falls to lowest since VAT hike

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate fell slightly to 5.2% in February from 5.7% in the prior month, the lowest...

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:34am

World

Mexican inflation likely accelerated in February

The median forecast of 14 analysts was that inflation advanced in February to 3.72% from 3.54% in January.
The Bank of Mexico targets a rate of 3% with a one percentage point tolerance threshold above and below that.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:18pm

World

Chilean consumer prices rise 0.2pc in February, 2.8pc over 12 months

A central bank poll of traders in February predicted inflation would come in slightly higher at 0.4% for the month.
Rolling, 12-month inflation rose to 2.8%, the agency said, hovering near the middle of the Central Bank's tolerance range of between 2.0 and 4.0%.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:19pm

Business & Finance

Ukraine raises interest rates for first time since 2018

KYIV: Ukraine’s central bank raised its key rate for the first time since 2018 on Thursday - to 6.5% from an...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:37am

World

US producer prices post biggest gain since 2009

A 1.3% rise in the prices of services accounted for two-thirds of the increase in the PPI. That was the biggest gain since December 2009 and followed a 0.1% drop in December.
Slack in the labor market remains excessive, with at least 20 million Americans on unemployment benefits.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 08:18pm

World

US producer prices post biggest gain since 2009

A 1.3% rise in the prices of services accounted for two-thirds of the increase in the PPI. That was the biggest gain since December 2009 and followed a 0.1% drop in December.
Slack in the labor market remains excessive, with at least 20 million Americans on unemployment benefits.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 08:18pm

Business & Finance

Czech headline inflation eases to two-year low

The year-on-year rate slowed from a reading of 2.7% in November and was below a Reuters poll forecast of 2.6%.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 01:58pm

Business & Finance

China consumer prices rise in December ahead of Lunar New Year

She added: "I expect that as vaccinations progress, there will be more demand for consumer goods and... prices should increase."

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:09am

World

Turkey targets tax and price rises to lessen inflationary impact

Inflation ended 2020 above government forecasts at 14.6%, mainly due to a sharp decline in the lira and surging food prices.
Bankers said the government, in a departure from previous years, is hiking taxes and prices on items that account for only a small portion of the inflation basket.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 04:59pm

Markets

Indonesia inflation picks up further in Dec, but stays below central bank target

The core inflation rate, which excludes volatile food and government-controlled prices, in December was 1.60%, below the poll's 1.70% forecast.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:24am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Samin Textile / Jul 4 Samin Textiles Limited(SMTM)	7.45 ▲ 0.91 (13.91%)
Elite Cap.Mod / Jul 4 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.35 ▲ 0.35 (11.67%)
HBL Growth Fund / Jul 4 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	5.70 ▲ 0.54 (10.47%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 4 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	7.18 ▲ 0.67 (10.29%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 4 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	7.50 ▲ 0.54 (7.76%)
AKD Hospitality / Jul 4 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	164.69 ▲ 11.49 (7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jul 4 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	51.76 ▲ 3.61 (7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 4 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	152.80 ▲ 10.66 (7.50%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 4 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1234.61 ▲ 86.13 (7.50%)
Artistic Denim / Jul 4 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	61.27 ▲ 4.27 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 4 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.28 ▲ -0.71 (-23.75%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.10 ▲ -0.75 (-15.46%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 4 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	7.00 ▲ -1.00 (-12.50%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	7.37 ▲ -0.99 (-11.84%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.35 ▲ -0.44 (-11.61%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 4 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	3.84 ▲ -0.50 (-11.52%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jul 4 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.59 ▲ -0.20 (-11.17%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 4 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.60 ▲ -0.89 (-7.75%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.24 ▲ -3.42 (-7.49%)
BIPL Securities / Jul 4 BIPL Securities Limited(BIPLS)	35.76 ▲ -2.84 (-7.36%)

Stock	Volume
Sui North Gas / Jul 4 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,423,075 ▼ 0.00
Agritech Limited / Jul 4 Agritech Limited(AGL)	8,018,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,293,808 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Jul 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,269,271 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,995,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	2,381,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Jul 4 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	2,034,017 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	2,016,842 ▼ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Jul 4 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	1,952,686 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	1,681,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	135.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.21
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Jul 1	1.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 1	3825.33
India Sensex / Jul 1	52907.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	26935.62
Nasdaq / Jul 1	11127.84
Hang Seng / Jul 1	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	7168.65
Dow Jones / Jul 1	31097.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	12813.03
France CAC40 / Jul 1	5931.06

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	108.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17380.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	119100.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	1811.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	97.48

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