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 Wall Street rises as technology, bank shares rally NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led Wall Street’s main indexes higher on Tuesday as investors bought the dip in technology... Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am
Business & Finance Turkish finance minister says rise in energy prices accelerating inflation ISTANBUL: Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday the global rise in energy prices was... Published 19 Mar, 2022 06:13pm
Business & Finance Japan’s prices are finally rising, but will it last? TOKYO: From rice balls to nappies, prices are rising in Japan. But unlike inflation seen in many other places, the... Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:42am
Opinion Pakistan at a crossroads — I The continuous failures and inability of the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to... Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am
Business & Finance BoE agrees third straight rate hike as inflation soars LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its main interest rate to its pre-pandemic level, the third increase... Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:00pm
World Cash-strapped Sri Lanka seeks IMF bailout COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will seek an International Monetary Fund bailout, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday,... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
Fed hikes rates, signals aggressive turn against inflation WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and projected... Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:14pm
Business & Finance Japan consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high in March TOKYO: Japanese consumers’ inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on... Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:37am
Print OPEC flags risk to oil demand outlook LONDON: OPEC said on Tuesday that oil demand in 2022 faced challenges from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising... Updated 16 Mar, 2022 09:45am
Markets Wall St Week Ahead: Investors jump into commodities while keeping eye on recession risk Investors have sent $10.5 billion into commodities-focused ETFs and mutual funds since the start of the year Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:25pm
Opinion Minimum wage: Can it even fulfil nutritional requirements of a family? There’s a debate going on at the national level on minimum wage. Prime Minister Imran Khan has been seen ... Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am
Print ECB pushes on with stimulus exit at Ukraine ‘watershed’ moment FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will end asset purchases in the third quarter, it said on... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Markets Wall Street slides as decades-high inflation reading invites aggressive Fed tightening NEW YORK: Wall Street slid on Thursday as inflation data hit a four-decade high, all but assuring the U.S. Federal... Published 11 Mar, 2022 12:44am
BR Research Orient Rental Mod Orient Rental Mod (PSX: ORM) was formed under the Modaraba Companies and Modaraba (Floatation and Control)... Published 10 Mar, 2022 07:18am
Markets China shares end lower as inflation risks, Covid cases mount SHANGHAI: Chinese shares ended lower on Wednesday, as investors remained on edge over concerns the commodity... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
Markets Financial stocks lead FTSE 100 higher; lower oil cools inflation fears LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Wednesday as higher yields and upbeat earnings from insurer Prudential... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
Business & Finance IMF should have no concerns on relief package, says Tarin Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue says reducing petroleum and electricity prices will not add to country's fiscal deficit Updated 09 Mar, 2022 07:34pm
BR Research MPS: a contrarian bet? SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing... Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am
BR Research Oil prices sending jitters And just when the global economy was returning to normal as coronavirus pandemic weakens, the Ukraine-Russia war has... Published 09 Mar, 2022 08:24am
World War-fuelled inflation adds to Europe’s cost of living crisis LISBON/BERLIN: Already struggling with rising living costs, Europeans now face an even deeper hit to their... Updated 09 Mar, 2022 07:30am
Markets Gulf markets end mixed, Egypt down nearly 3pc DUBAI: Major Gulf bourses ended mixed on Tuesday, with Egypt’s index down nearly 3%, amid global concerns over... Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am
Business & Finance BOJ’s Kuroda rules out policy tightening to address cost-push inflation TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday ruled out the chance of tightening monetary policy or... Published 08 Mar, 2022 01:26pm
Perspectives Monetary policy: between a rock and a hard place The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its monetary policy statement on March 8, 2022. Recent surveys... Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Markets World commodity funds attracting huge inflows NEW YORK: Global commodity funds are attracting huge inflows this year as investors seek to cash in on the rally in... Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am
BR Research Rate hike on the cards? The monetary policy is due on Tuesday. The SBP clearly mentioned in the previous forward guidance that current real... Published 04 Mar, 2022 08:26am
Opinion PM’s relief package in perspective—I “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” — George Washington Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran... Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am
Business & Finance Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8 Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm
Business & Finance Turkey's inflation surges to 54%, highest in 20 years A chart shared by the central bank in January showed it expects inflation to approach 50% in January, peak near 55% in May and then drop sharply in the third quarter Updated 03 Mar, 2022 02:58pm
Business & Finance Euro zone inflation soars to new high, intensifying ECB dilemma FRANKFURT: Euro zone inflation soared to another record high last month, intensifying a policy dilemma for the... Published 02 Mar, 2022 03:26pm