PPP holds countrywide protests against inflation, price hike ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) held countrywide protests against the rising price hike of essential... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
BR Research Fear & Greed: ‘if wishes were horses..’ The monetary policy meeting is scheduled for Tuesday. A mere look at the yield curve implies that the policy rate... Published 10 Dec, 2021 08:16am
Opinion ECB governors home in on temporary, limited bond purchase boost European Central Bank policymakers are homing in on a temporary increase in the regular bond purchase scheme that... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Markets Market anticipates another major hike in policy rate State Bank of Pakistan's latest Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet on December 14 Published 09 Dec, 2021 01:13pm
Business & Finance India's retail inflation likely marched higher in November BENGALURU: India's retail inflation likely accelerated last month towards the upper limit of the central bank's... Published 09 Dec, 2021 11:53am
Markets China shares rise on easing hopes as factory inflation cools SHANGHAI: China shares rose on Thursday, taking gains into a third straight session as slowing factory-gate ... Published 09 Dec, 2021 10:43am
Editorials Inflation: the govt’s narrative EDITORIAL: The government’s narrative on the reasons for inflation focus entirely on external factors: the ... Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Pakistan TI-P survey describes police as ‘most corrupt department’ ISLAMABAD: The National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2021 conducted by the Transparency Internati-onal-... Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am
BR Research Overhaul the debt office now! Last week there was a sense of panic in the money and stock markets after growth-on-steroids was reported for ... Published 07 Dec, 2021 07:59am
Opinion Rising inflation The last four months have witnessed a rising trend in the rate of inflation. It has reached a double-digit rate of... Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Markets Gold subdued as dollar advances NEW YORK: Gold prices edged lower in choppy trade on Monday due to a firmer dollar and yields, while rising ... Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Business & Finance BoE warns UK inflation to top 5% on energy costs LONDON: British inflation will "comfortably" top five percent in April due to rocketing energy prices, well above ... Updated 06 Dec, 2021 07:31pm
Business & Finance Govt optimistic to achieve over 5% economic growth, says Tarin Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin says inflation would decline in the coming months as international commodity rate stabilizes Published 06 Dec, 2021 03:18pm
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: Hawkish Fed boosts value stocks’ appeal for some investors NEW YORK: Some investors are preparing for a hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve by buying the cyclical,... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
Print Tweets from Pak embassy in Serbia criticise PM for rising inflation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan came under criticism from the official Twitter handle of Pakistan’s embassy ... Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Business & Finance Tarin calls for patience as economy 'moving in right direction' Statement comes after Pakistan recorded a historic high import bill in November, raising concerns on current account position Published 03 Dec, 2021 06:51pm
BR Research Oil sales on the rise Petroleum consumption goes unabated amid rising inflation. The petroleum products and lubricants sold by the oil... Published 03 Dec, 2021 07:54am
BR Research CPI: dangerous times ahead! Inflation hammer is at its full swing. The headline number stood at 11.5 percent in November, highest since Feb-20.... Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:07am
Business & Finance US dollar gains as Powell says risk of inflation has increased NEW YORK: The US dollar strengthened on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the risk of inflation... Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am
World Inflation hits US consumer confidence in November WASHINGTON: Price increases and rising Covid-19 infections made US consumers feel slightly less confident in... Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:23pm
Business & Finance MPS: SBP addresses concerns KARACHI: Over the past few weeks, certain sections of the media including op-eds have expressed concerns over the... Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am
Business & Finance German inflation hits 29-year high in November FRANKFURT: German consumer prices hit a 29-year high in November, preliminary data showed Monday, as soaring energy... Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am
Business & Finance German inflation hits 29-year high in November FRANKFURT: German consumer prices hit a 29-year high in November, preliminary data showed Monday, as soaring energy... Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:20pm
Business & Finance Spanish inflation soars to 29-year high MADRID: Spanish inflation accelerated in November to its highest level in nearly three decades on the back of rising... Updated 29 Nov, 2021 04:54pm
Business & Finance Inflation reached its peak in November: ECB's Schnabel BERLIN: The ECB believes that inflation peaked in November, meaning it would be premature to raise interest rates as... Published 29 Nov, 2021 01:54pm
Business & Finance Food and fuel costs drive Spanish inflation to 29-year high MADRID: Spanish inflation hit its highest in nearly three decades in November as increases in food and fuel costs... Published 29 Nov, 2021 01:47pm
BR Research Oil prices rally to end? The upward streak in crude oil prices eased in November. The month carried a number of bearish factors for crude oil... Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:51am
BR Research An interview with Arthur B. Laffer, noted American economist ‘Pakistan needs broad-based, low rate, flat taxes’ Arthur Betz Laffer is an American economist who postulated... Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:46am
Editorials SBP’s informed perspective EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth... Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am
Pakistan JI chief demands fresh general elections ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq Sunday accused the “establishment” of providing backing for... Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am