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Ministry of Finance expects inflation to fall further to 13.5-14.5% in May

Govt's commitment to curbing inflation through stringent administrative measures paints a promising picture for the inflation outlook

Published 29 May, 2024 02:16pm

Business & Finance

Australia inflation quickens to 5-month high, sounding rate alarm

SYDNEY: Australian consumer price inflation unexpectedly picked up to a five-month high in April due in part to...

Published 29 May, 2024 12:03pm

Business & Finance

Vietnam inflation rises in May, nears government limit

HANOI: Vietnam’s annual inflation rate edged up to 4.44% in May, official data showed on Wednesday, nearing the...

Published 29 May, 2024 11:33am

Business & Finance

Dollar slips ahead of inflation data

NEW YORK: The dollar eased against most currencies on Tuesday ahead of key US and euro zone inflation data later ...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Business & Finance

Dollar firm ahead of global inflation data

SINGAPORE/LONDON: The dollar held steady on Monday, but was set for its first monthly loss this year, as investors...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

HCSTSI chief commends govts for reining in inflation

HYDERABAD: Muha-mmad Farooq Shaikhani, President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry, commended...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

World

EU told to tackle food cost differences across the bloc

BRUSSELS, (Belgium): Eight EU states urged Brussels Friday to clamp down on multinational giants unfairly limiting...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Opinion

Primary surplus, fiscal deficit, over-board austerity policy, and existential threats

International Monetary Fund (IMF) wishes government to have primary surplus, which means that before paying interest...

Updated 27 May, 2024 07:12pm

BR Research

Sky-High FED: Pulping Punjab’s Rural Economy

Developing agriculture value chains is the low-hanging fruit in Pakistan’s economy – especially the Punjab economy....

Published 21 May, 2024 09:07am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Stock market’s record-setting rebound may have further to go

NEW YORK: A rebound that has taken the US stock market to record highs this week may have further to run, if history...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost

The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget

Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: KCCI demands out-of-box solutions to save nose-diving economy

KARACHI: High rate of inflation has pushed the prices of consumer goods and commodities to a level where these are...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Saudi Arabia inflation unchanged at 1.6% in April

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate held at 1.6% in April, the same as the previous month, government data...

Published 15 May, 2024 12:23pm

Pakistan

Protesters call off march in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD: An alliance of civil rights group on Tuesday called off a protest march in Pakistan-ruled Kashmir ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Opinion

Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to...

Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am

Pakistan

Anarchic elements: ‘Nefarious motives’ defeated: govt

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the nefarious motives of some...

Updated 15 May, 2024 08:47am

Business & Finance

H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

Political uncertainty impacting Pakistan economy, says SBP

Policy, structural challenges need to be addressed as necessary tailwind, says central bank in half-year report

Updated 14 May, 2024 10:50pm

Business & Finance

KATI hails 1.39pc drop in weekly inflation rate

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has hailed the notable drop of 1.39 percent in the...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Pakistan

Price hike: Govt urged to learn a lesson from AJK protests

KARACHI: The violent protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) should be eye-opener for the government that is...

Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given...

Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am

BR Research

Loadshedding: Discos in a bind!

Pakistan’s power sector is in a constant state of flux. It has its weird cycles of its own- a period of severe power...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:39am

Business & Finance

‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’

FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight?

The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This...

Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am

Business & Finance

Weekly inflation posts decline

ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation for the current week ended on May 2, 2024, has decreased by one percent, according to ...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

BR Research

Inflation: is the worst over?

The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am

Pakistan

PM says cut in inflation good news for people

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the reduction in inflation is good news for the people. The...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Govt taking steps towards fighting corruption: PM

Says government striving to bring about substantial changes in the national economy

Updated 02 May, 2024 09:29am

Editorials

Inflation unchecked

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

BR Research

Rate cut – maybe next time!

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 29	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / May 29	157.06
USD to Swiss Franc / May 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 29	1.28
Euro to USD / May 29	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87
France CAC40 / May 28	8057.80
India Sensex / May 29	74732.81
Tokyo Nikkei / May 29	38556.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 29	80.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 29	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 29	208076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 29	2355.13
Diesel/Litre / May 29	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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