Big fall in the rate of inflation The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has come up with a very pleasant surprise. The year-to-year rate of... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Business & Finance FPCCI terms policy rate cut ‘too little’ LAHORE: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said that the policy rate cut announced on Monday is too less, too... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: Inflation, Fed meeting to give clues for US market direction NEW YORK: Investors will closely watch next week’s inflation numbers and Federal Reserve meeting for clues on... Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am
Opinion Policy rate decision ahead of budget presentation State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be making its monetary policy public today. As May inflation has already dropped... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:06am
Opinion Budget: inflation must be top priority Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am
Editorials Improving business confidence EDITORIAL: It’s welcome news, of course, that the 25th wave of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) conducted by ... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:02am
Business & Finance Govt praised for arresting inflation rise KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 09 Jun, 2024 03:10am
BR Research Road to medium term: the math is not adding up The central bank of Pakistan believes that the medium-term inflation target of 5 – 7 percent shall be achievable by... Published 07 Jun, 2024 08:12am
World ECB cuts rates even as inflation fight goes on FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank went ahead with its first interest rate cut since 2019 on Thursday, citing... Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am
Editorials Policy rate manoeuvrability EDITORIAL: Domestic pressure is clearly mounting on the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet on June 10 to... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:55am
Business & Finance Philippine annual inflation at 3.9% in May MANILA: Philippine annual inflation was 3.9% in May, versus the previous month’s 3.8% print, the statistics agency... Published 05 Jun, 2024 10:24am
Editorials Is inflation finally easing? EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 11.8 percent in May,... Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:44am
Business & Finance South Korea consumer inflation slows to 10-month low SEOUL: South Korea’s consumer inflation slowed for a second straight month in May to a 10-month low, official data... Published 04 Jun, 2024 10:51am
BR Research CPI: a surprise reading – but will it hold? Over the past two years, rising inflation shattered records and surpassed analysts’ expectations. However, a... Published 04 Jun, 2024 09:01am
Print SBP likely to lower policy rate: S&P GMI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation rate declined for the fifth consecutive month to 11.8 per cent in May and... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am
Print Taming inflation, providing jobs high priorities: Musadik ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Division Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Saturday said that controlling inflation and... Updated 02 Jun, 2024 04:15pm
Business & Finance Cut in policy rate likely KARACHI: With the decline in the inflation and improvement in external account, analysts are expecting easing in the... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Editorials Inflation is cooling? EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated a 0.34 percent decline in the sensitive price index (SPI),... Updated 30 May, 2024 06:52am
Markets 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 Updated 29 May, 2024 10:26pm
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
Print 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
