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Stocks stumble on inflation, growth worries

NEW YORK: US stocks dropped for the fourth straight day on Friday and European stocks mostly fell amid renewed fears...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Business & Finance

Brazil records highest August inflation in 21 years

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's inflation rate leapt in August in the latest sign of trouble for Latin America's biggest ...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 07:57pm

Business & Finance

India's inflation likely remained steady at 5.60% in August

The Sept. 6-8 poll of 41 economists put consumer price inflation at 5.60% in August from a year earlier, little changed from a three-month low of 5.59% in July

Published 09 Sep, 2021 12:13pm

Business & Finance

China's factory gate prices hit 13-year high in August

The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose to 9.5 percent last month from 9.0 percent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:22am

Markets

Turkish lira tumbles over central banker's comments

ANKARA: The Turkish lira took one of its biggest tumbles of the year on Wednesday over speculation that the central...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 04:45pm

Markets

Philippine Aug inflation at highest level since late 2018

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and fuel prices, accelerated to 3.3% from 2.9% in July

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:36am

Business & Finance

Euro holds near one-month high after inflation jolt

LONDON: The euro inched back towards the previous session’s one-month high on Wednesday as a higher-than-expected...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

Business & Finance

August inflation reading comes in at 8.4%

This is close to the previous month, but slightly higher than 8.2% in August 2020

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 01:33pm

Business & Finance

German inflation hits fresh 13-year high in August

BERLIN: Germany’s annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a fresh 13-year high in August, data showed on...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

German inflation edges up to 3.9% in August

FRANKFURT: German consumer price inflation remained at euro-era high levels in August, preliminary data showed...

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 06:59pm

BR Research

Reining the fiscal deficit in

The fiscal performance in FY21 remained largely in line with expectations – the consolidated deficit stood at 7.1...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:25am

Pakistan

PTI govt presenting rosy picture of economy: Sherry

ISLAMABAD: Criticising the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government for rising inflation, PPP Parliamentary...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Business & Finance

Tarin concerned over inflation risks amid PKR depreciation

Government trying to reduce the margins of middlemen in order to compensate for inflated prices of food items, says finance minister
Expresses hope that international food prices will gradually decline, stabilising the local market

Published 26 Aug, 2021 01:59pm

Business & Finance

Yemen currency clash deepens crisis in war-torn country

DUBAI: Alongside a grinding seven-year military conflict, Yemen's government and the Huthi rebels are locked in...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Markets

Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad

Reserves total $9 billion, mostly held at the US Federal Reserve
Currency to fall, inflation to rise

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 08:33pm

World

Indian finance minister expects retail inflation at 2-6pc

NEW DELHI: Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that she expected retail inflation would be...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Markets

Early trade: Wall St slips after jobless claims, inflation data

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Thursday as investors weighed data showing a steady jobs market...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Opinion

PM’s vision

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM says govt actively pursuing pro-farmer vision” carried by the...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Business & Finance

Turkey eyes inflation as bank holds key rate at 19%

Consumer price increases accelerated to a two-year high of 18.95 percent in annual terms last month

Published 12 Aug, 2021 05:26pm

BR Research

Wholesale inflation stays high

The CPI inflation for June 2020 at 8.4 percent came as a breather, but it may not necessarily be start of a...

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 08:27am

Opinion

Inflation only a supply-side phenomenon: a quarter-truth

During inflationary times, the notion propagated by the gurus that inflation is solely cost-push/supply-side...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

Markets

Asian markets drop as Delta fans recovery concerns

Wellington, Taipei and Jakarta edged up

Published 03 Aug, 2021 09:43am

BR Research

CPI: Risky business

The CPI inflation clocked at 8.4 percent in July 21. The headline number is falling. However, the monthly recording...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 08:47am

July CPI inflation jumps 8.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 8.4 percent on year-on-year basis in July ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 03:13am

Business & Finance

Inflation reading clocks in at 8.4% in July

SBP had earlier stated that it expects inflation to moderate to 7-9% this fiscal year
CPI inflation in rural areas recorded at 8% on a year-on-year basis in July 2021 compared to an increase of 9.7% in the previous month and 11.6% in July 2020

Published 02 Aug, 2021 11:26am

Business & Finance

Nestle raises full-year guidance after H1 organic sales grow 8.1%

Growth accelerated to 8.6% in the second quarter, from 7.7% in the first three months of the year

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:41am

Opinion

Inflation: a ticking time bomb

A time bomb facing the Imran Khan administration is the continuing inflationary spiral. The Prime Minister and his...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

World

ECB set to promise even longer support to charge inflation

Among its conclusions, it said longer periods of ultra-low inflation such as the current one require "especially forceful or persistent" support -- an ambiguous formulation that is proving difficult to convert into actual policy.

Published 22 Jul, 2021 01:56pm

Markets

Hong Kong shares fall at open

The Hang Seng Index shed 0.78 percent, or 218.14 points, to 27,786.54

Updated 19 Jul, 2021 11:48am

Business & Finance

Sterling recoups early losses

LONDON: Sterling reversed earlier losses on Thursday and moved higher after Bank of England policymaker Michael...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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