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Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan

Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Inflation out of control

Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am

Editorials

MPS: steep rate hike to tame inflation

EDITORIAL: In spite of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision to raise the discount rate to 20 percent...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am

Markets

Wall Street rallies, on course for weekly gains

NEW YORK: Wall Street advanced on Friday near the close of an up-and-down week, as US Treasury yields eased and...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am

World

Indonesia’s inflation to stay above 5% in first half of 2023: central bank chief

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation will remain above 5% in the first half of 2023 and below 4% in the second half,...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 11:06am

Pakistan

Steps being taken to control inflation, but political stability needed: minister

MUZAFFARGARH: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme Shazia Marri...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Opinion

Sharp drop in equity premium may mark return of 60/40 portfolio

The reward for holding US stocks over Treasury bonds has not been this unattractive since 2004, possibly setting the...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:39am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.30pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended March 2, 2023, recorded a decrease...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

BR Research

Monetary policy: Many a slip

If you could ever use “unprecedented” without a sense of hyperbole – it is today. It is well and truly the season of...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Pakistan

Minister says inflation a tougher challenge than polls

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon while addressing a press...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

300bps hike in interest rate: unbelievable!

Raising interest rate by 300 basis points (bps) to 20 percent by State Bank of Pakistan is highly unbelievable. A...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation higher than hoped as food costs soar

BRUSSELS: Surging food costs dashed hopes of a steeper fall in the eurozone’s annual inflation rate in...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 05:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, IMF to reach staff-level agreement by next week: Ishaq Dar

Says 'anti-Pakistan elements are spreading malicious rumours that Pakistan may default'

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:45pm

Markets

SBP raises key interest rate by 300bps, takes it to 20%

Monetary Policy Committee expects inflation to rise further in the next few months
Also moves next MPC meeting to April 4 from April 27

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:20pm

BR Research

Restrain Food CPI to blunt inflationary impact

Consider. During 2017-18, 12-month average inflation (Jul – Jun) stood at just 4.7 percent. Of these 4.7 percent,...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 08:52am

World

US manufacturing sector contracts again

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing contracted for a fourth straight month in February, but there were signs that factory...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

There’s no tomorrow with begging bowls

At school, while reading Charles Dickens’ (a personal favourite writer) novels, me and my classmates had developed...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:55am

Opinion

Past the point of no return!

For weeks noted economists and economic researchers have cited numerous indicators, like low foreign exchange...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:51am

MPC to meet today

KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Business & Finance

German inflation holds steady in February at 8.7 percent

FRANKFURT: German inflation stabilised in February, preliminary figures showed Wednesday, as government support...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 07:05pm

Markets

Rupee plummets against US dollar, settles at 266.11

Market experts attribute ongoing depreciation to Moody's downgrade of Pakistan's rating

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 07:17pm

Markets

Wall St set for February losses as rate fears grow

NEW YORK: The benchmark S&P 500 slipped and the main US indexes were set for monthly losses on Tuesday as...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 07:25am

Markets

European shares slip on sticky inflation fears

PARIS: European shares slipped on Tuesday after data from France and Spain pointed to inflation being stickier than...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 07:24am

Opinion

Future of the finance profession

When preparing for my first-ever visit to Pakistan, three things came to mind as being of particularly important...