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Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to Central Europe’s aggressive 18-month campaign...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

Galloping inflation

Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation falls for first time in 17 months

BRUSSELS: The eurozone annual inflation rate fell for the first time in 17 months in November as it slowed to 10...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 07:08am

Opinion

The forthcoming IMF review

The 9th review of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Programme is due shortly. It will represent an appraisal by...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Markets

Fed poised for further US rate hike as political pressure mounts

WASHINGTON: US central bankers are expected to announce another steep interest rate hike Wednesday as they try to...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 03:27pm

Markets

CPI-based inflation jumps in October, clocks in at 26.6%

CPI inflation in rural areas clocked in at 29.5% on a year-on-year basis
Brokerage house says reading in line with market expectation

Updated 01 Nov, 2022 07:16pm

Markets

Benchmark yield eases to 7.40% as oil falls ahead of inflation data

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields fell in early trading on Wednesday as oil prices eased further, while...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 10:33am

Inflation rate at 19.9pc: IMF projects 3.5pc growth for 2023

Current account balance is projected at negative 2.5 per cent for 2023 compared to negative 4.6per cent for 2022

Updated 12 Oct, 2022 09:40am

Markets

Thai headline CPI rises 6.41% y/y in Sept, less than forecast

BANGKOK: Thailand’s headline inflation rate in September slowed from the previous month and less than expected, data...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 11:39am

Opinion

Dissecting climate disaster: what’s the next step?

As these lines were being written, the recent monsoon rains and flash floods had inflicted an economic loss of...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

August's inflation reading in Pakistan hits 27.3%, highest in over 47 years

CPI inflation in rural areas clocked in at 28.8% on a year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Oct, 2022 03:24pm

Editorials

One prior condition still remains

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a press conference on Sunday acknowledged that there was one...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Pakistan

Inflation in Pakistan hits 24.9% in July, a 14-year high

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 26.9% on year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 04:22pm

Pakistan

Experts see Pakistan's inflation rate topping 24% in July

Rupee depreciation, high energy tariffs, and seasonality in prices of edible items will contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 08:13pm

Opinion

Reducing C/A deficit

The rupee has taken a real beating last week, falling by 8 percent with respect to the dollar. There are both...

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

Inflation rate will soar to 40pc, claims Tarin

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader and former Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the...

Updated 17 Jul, 2022 09:34am

Pakistan

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Cotton US¢/pound / May 7	77.61
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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