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Inflation in Pakistan could reach new heights in May: report

JS Global Securities says it expects datapoint to clock in at record-high of 37.27%
Attributes this to higher increase in food prices

Updated 22 May, 2023 05:25pm

World

China’s slow consumer inflation, deepening factory gate deflation to test policy

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in April, while factory gate...

Published 11 May, 2023 10:13am

Editorials

Towards achieving revenue target

EDITORIAL: The Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reportedly shared a detailed plan with Finance Minister Ishaq...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am

Markets

Gulf markets mixed amid US recession fears

DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf were mostly mixed on Thursday on possible recession in the United States, the...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

Business & Finance

Thai headline inflation eases to 13 month low in February

BANGKOK: Thailand’s headline inflation dropped to its lowest rate in 13 months in February and came in below...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 10:09am

Business & Finance

Feb CPI jumps 31.5pc, highest rate in nearly 50 years

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 31.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

World

Germany’s 2022 inflation drops one point to 6.9% after changes to index

BERLIN: Germany’s new 6.9% inflation reading for 2022 is one point lower than previously reported due to revisions...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 04:43pm

Markets

Asian FX, stocks extend losses ahead of US inflation data

Asia’s emerging market currencies and stocks struggled to gain momentum on Monday, as investors were cautious ahead...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 12:43pm

Business & Finance

India retail inflation likely rebounded to 5.9% in Jan

BENGALURU: Higher food prices likely nudged up India’s annual retail inflation last month from a 12-month low in...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 11:29am

Business & Finance

China factory gate prices fall in January, CPI rises

BEIJING: China’s January factory gate prices fell more than economists expected, suggesting that flashes of domestic...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 11:01am

Editorials

Runaway inflation

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 27.6 percent year on year in January against 24.5 percent the month...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:36am

BR Research

Food CPI: hyperinflation not too far off

It finally happened. The National Consumer Price Index made a double century in January 2023, indicating that the...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 09:09am

SBP may hike rates by another 100bps to tame inflation

KARACHI: State Bank looks set to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17% at its review on Monday as it...

Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:44am

Opinion

Managing sovereign default

Nations can and do periodically default on their sovereign debt, despite the fact that they do so comparatively...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:41am

Inflation refuses to be tamed, rises to 24.5pc

The CPI in the first half (July-December) of current fiscal year on average remained at 25.02per cent compared to 9.81 per cent during the same period of the last fiscal year

Updated 03 Jan, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

Pakistan's headline inflation clocks in at 24.5% in December

CPI-based number has stayed above 20% for the last 7 months

Updated 02 Jan, 2023 06:51pm

Nov CPI inflation jumps 23.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:41am

Markets

JGB yields rise

SINGAPORE: Japanese government bonds (JGB) yields rose on Friday, with yields on super-long bonds at nearly two-week...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Markets

Japan inflation hits four-decade high in October

TOKYO: Japanese inflation hit a four-decade high last month, government data showed Friday, fuelled by high energy...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 11:41am

Editorials

Dip in remittances

EDITORIAL: Remittance inflows, a desired form of inflows like exports, declined to 9,900.5 million dollars...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Editorials

Rising inflation challenge

EDITORIAL: Consumer price index (CPI) registered at 26.6 percent for October against 23.2 percent in September as ...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Oct CPI accelerates to 26.6pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 26.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:43am

Opinion

1Q: Economic performance

In our last article we had expressed the hope of potential turnaround in the economy. Some early data for the month...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

Business & Finance

Sept CPI soars 23pc YoY, declines 1.2pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 23.2 percent on year-on-year basis in September 2022 as...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Inflation in Pakistan hits 24.9% in July, a 14-year high

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 26.9% on year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 04:22pm

Business & Finance

New Zealand’s inflation hits 3-decade high, raising bets on sharper rate hikes

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three decades, beating forecasts and raising...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 10:51am

Business & Finance

Dollar jumps, euro breaks parity

NEW YORK: The dollar surged to a 20-year high against a basket of currencies and the euro broke below parity against...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Editorials

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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