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PTI’s ‘White Paper’ on economy

A couple of days ago, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) presented ‘White Paper’ at a seminar on the economy, which...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

US inflation has not ‘turned the corner yet’, IMF official warns

Inflation in the United States has not “turned the corner yet” and it is too early for the Federal Reserve to...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 10:32am

Forex reserves to be propelled by ‘friends’: Dar

PTI’s ‘White Paper’ censured

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

US job openings remain elevated; manufacturing slump continues

WASHINGTON: US job openings fell less than expected in November as the labor market remains tight, which could see...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023

LONDON: UK rail staff disrupted the New Year return to work on Tuesday in the latest strike action by workers in a...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 07:05am

Markets

German inflation drops on gas bill subsidy

FRANKFURT: German inflation eased in December for a second straight month, preliminary data showed Tuesday, as...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 08:21pm

World

Turkey’s inflation rate slows sharply to 64.3%

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation pulled back further in December from a two-decade high, official data showed...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 06:39pm

BR Research

Biting inflation

There is no respite from inflation. The headline recorded at 24.5 percent in Dec and the half-year average stood at...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 09:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan's headline inflation clocks in at 24.5% in December

CPI-based number has stayed above 20% for the last 7 months

Updated 02 Jan, 2023 06:51pm

BR Research

The fallacy of “relief”

Almost all the governments in Pakistan throughout history– be it a democratic or an authoritative regime—have...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 09:41am

World

Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7pc

BERLIN: Germany’s finance minister expects inflation in Europe’s biggest economy to drop to 7% this year and to...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 06:35am

Opinion

All is far from well

The state of the economy today should be a source of serious concern to the eleven-party coalition government in...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

World

Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7%

BERLIN: Germany’s finance minister expects inflation in Europe’s biggest economy to drop to 7% this year and to...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 06:54pm

Jul-Oct: Fiscal deficit rises 1.5pc of GDP to Rs1.266trn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Overall, the fiscal deficit has increased to 1.5 percent of GDP (Rs1,266 billion) during July-October...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:50am

PTI begins protest against rising inflation

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday kicked off its protest movement against soaring inflation and...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:51am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation down 0.09pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended December 29, recorded a decrease ...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:46am

Pakistan

Inflation to maintain declining trend in December: Finance Division

In its Monthly Economic Update & Outlook, govt expects CPI-based inflation to remain in the range of 21-23%

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:01pm

Pakistan

PTI to launch protest against price hike today

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to launch a countrywide protest against inflation and ...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

Mastercard institute releases Economic Outlook for 2023

KARACHI: The Mastercard Economics Institute released their annual forecast for the coming year which shows how a new...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies

NEW YORK: US oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new...

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:42am

Pakistan

PTI announces countrywide protests against inflation, energy crisis from Friday

Fawad Chaudhry says movement will continue until the incumbent govt is sent packing

Published 29 Dec, 2022 07:21pm

BR Research

On e-commerce growth

The most-recent central bank statistics on digital payments that were made available last week also show strong...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:17am

Business & Finance

KATI president expresses concern over high inflation

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Farazur Rehman expressed concern over the...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

World

Spain axes VAT on basic foods to ease inflation pain

MADRID: The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a new package of measures worth some 10 billion euros ($10.6...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 08:24pm

Opinion

Economic pain: an illusion of choice

Pakistan is facing an illusion of false choices in managing its ongoing economic crisis. It can either return to the...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

The increasing threat of foreign debt default

A wave of uneasiness characterized by deep concerns pervades the country because of growing political instability...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Markets

US stocks close higher as investors eye data for rate prospects

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday, in a light trading day ahead of a long weekend, as investors...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Inflation takes the turkey out of Christmas in Latin America

With traditional Christmas dinner costing almost twice as much as 2021’s festive spread, Maria Magdalena Luna has...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am

Business & Finance

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge eases while spending stalls

WASHINGTON: A key indicator of US inflation edged down in November, according to government data released Friday, in...

Published 24 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

US third quarter GDP revised up to 3.2pc with help from spending

WASHINGTON: The US economy expanded 3.2 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, in a...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 06:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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