Inflation-hit people: PM decides to announce ‘comprehensive’ relief package Informed sources within PML-N say prime minister chaired a consultative meeting in which he instructed relevant ministries to prepare comprehensive relief package Updated 17 Dec, 2022 01:47pm
Business & Finance Tarin chides govt for soaring inflation GUJRANWALA: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the 50-year inflation record has already been broken... Published 17 Dec, 2022 06:52am
Opinion Deutsche Bank’s rollercoaster ride towards more stability In 2019, Deutsche Bank set out on a journey to cut dependence on its volatile investment bank and rely instead on... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Britain takes fight to restore investor faith into 2023 Major investors are rethinking their support for Britain’s economy following months of political turmoil and... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
BR Research Building inflation expectations Inflation expectations are becoming entrenched in Pakistan. There is a case of seven straight months of twenty... Published 16 Dec, 2022 09:04am
BR Research LSM: The slide deepens Large Scale Manufacturing went down 7.75 percent year-on-year for October 2022. That is the sharpest October drop... Published 16 Dec, 2022 09:01am
World Putin says Russia will fight sanctions with shift in trade and energy flows MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would expand trade cooperation with new partners,... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion IMF policy needs a serious rethink The first major jolt to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) thinking regarding pursuing austerity policy... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance ECB, BoE raise interest rates LONDON: The European Central Bank and Bank of England raised its key interest rates on Thursday and indicated that... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance UK inflation slows, remains close to 11 percent LONDON: British inflation slowed more than expected in November but remained near the highest level in more than 40... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:40am
Print Fed raises rates by half percentage point, sees economy nearing stall WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday and projected at least... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Business & Finance Swedish inflation hits new 30-year high of 11.5% STOCKHOLM: Inflation in Sweden hit a 30-year high in November, due primarily to soaring electricity prices, official... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:50pm
Business & Finance South Africa consumer inflation slows to 7.4% y/y in November JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 7.4% year on year in November from 7.6% in... Published 14 Dec, 2022 01:23pm
BR Research Oil’s topsy turvy ride After spiking for some time, crude oil prices tumbled in early December on concerns of continued weakening of the... Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:00am
Opinion Lack of prudent macroeconomic policies “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Editorials The elusive ‘charter of economy’ EDITORIAL: Leading lights of the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz), including Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar,... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance India’s industrial output drops to 26-month low as rate hike hits demand NEW DELHI: India’s annual industrial output contracted 4% in October, its weakest performance in 26 months, after... Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:40am
Markets US stocks rise as focus turns to inflation data NEW YORK: US stock indexes kicked off an eventful week on a positive note as investors braced for inflation data and... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Investors on alert for policy error after cheering slower rate hikes Central banks are starting to slow aggressive rate rises but are far from done even as recession looms, leaving... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance US dollar slips as markets expect lower inflation NEW YORK: The dollar fell on Monday in thin trading as investors priced in a lower US consumer price inflation ... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Markets Gold ticks lower ahead of US inflation data NEW YORK: Gold prices slipped on Monday as investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting the US inflation data and the... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance ECB to raise scrutiny of banks’ credit risk, funding FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will increase scrutiny over how banks manage credit risk and diversify funding,... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World India’s November retail inflation eases below 6% for the first time this year NEW DELHI: India’s annual retail inflation eased below its central bank’s upper tolerance level for the first time... Published 12 Dec, 2022 05:48pm
World Europe’s inflation problem will linger for years to come FRANKFURT: Euro zone inflation may have peaked but will subside so slowly that it could be years before it gets back... Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:31am
Business & Finance China’s PPI falls, consumer inflation slows on soft demand BEIJING: China’s factory-gate prices showed an annual fall for a second month in November while consumer inflation... Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:15am
Opinion PML-N versus PML-N The markedly different perceptions of the state of the Pakistan economy today between PML-N’s stopgap finance... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:40am
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: US stock rally faces gauntlet of CPI data, Fed meeting NEW YORK: A double dose of potentially market-moving US events next week could set the tone for asset prices in the... Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Markets US Fed poised for smaller rate hike with eye on wage growth Decision will be announced after a two-day meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starting Tuesday Updated 11 Dec, 2022 06:27pm
Business & Finance ‘Everything increasing except wages’: inflation batters Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA: “Everything is increasing except our wages,” Ethiopian porter Zerihun told AFP, summing up the... Published 11 Dec, 2022 11:04am
Print Exports, imports and remittances: Value-added textile sector seeks separate forex rates Representatives of the value-added textile sector say the fragile economy has outgrown the cost of manufacturing Updated 11 Dec, 2022 12:34pm
