Thai May headline CPI jumps 7.1% y/y, beats forecast BANGKOK: Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) rose a much faster than expected 7.10% in May from a year... Published 06 Jun, 2022 09:34am
World US consumer confidence edges down in May; house prices soar in March WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence eased modestly in May as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates... Published 31 May, 2022 09:44pm
Business & Finance SPI decreases 0.26pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 26, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.26 percent... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Business & Finance Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data NEW YORK: The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the day after economic... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Markets ECB expects to hike rates after ending bond buys in Q3: Schnabel CERNOBBIO: The European Central Bank plans to raise interest rates some time after winding down its bond purchase... Published 02 Apr, 2022 06:04pm
Markets March: Pakistan's inflation reading rises to 12.7% Average inflation during 9MFY22 stands at 10.75% Updated 01 Apr, 2022 07:37pm
Business & Finance China inflation slowed in February as food prices eased: data BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in eight months in February as consumer price... Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:33am
Print Feb CPI up 12.2pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.2 percent on year-on-year basis in February... Updated 02 Mar, 2022 09:48am
Markets UAE December CPI up 2.5% year-on-year DUBAI: United Arab Emirates' (UAE) consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.5% in December from a year earlier, fueled by... Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:21am
Business & Finance Japan prices rise for fourth month TOKYO: Japan's core consumer prices edged up year-on-year in December for the fourth month running, buoyed partly by... Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:39am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Safdar’s pocket money linked to core inflation “Nah nah nah, pooh pooh…” “I always suspected it but your comment shows that your brain is that of a... Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am
Opinion Inflation and growth While inflation has been caused primarily by the pandemic-led recession that fed into supply cuts, and the return of... Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am
Print Dec CPI up 12.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in December... Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:50am
Business & Finance Brazil mid-December inflation reaches highest annual mark in 6 years BRASILIA: Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index rose 0.78% in the month to mid-December, statistics agency IBGE said... Published 23 Dec, 2021 06:49pm
Print Changes in $ rate, CPI and fuel mix: Circular debt management plan recalibrated ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has recalibrated Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) 2021-23 due to changes in dollar... Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:38am
Editorials CPI in double digits EDITORIAL: The CPI (Consumer Price Index) rose by 11.53 percent in November 2021 compared to 8.3 percent in November... Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Print Nov CPI up 11.53pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 11.53 percent on year-on-year basis in November... Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:55am
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
Editorials IMF staff-level agreement at last EDITORIAL: The much awaited staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the sixth review was... Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Business & Finance Dollar climbs as US inflation surge NEW YORK: The dollar index jumped sharply on Wednesday, with the euro hitting a 16-month low against the greenback,... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
World Biden says inflation 'top priority' as US prices hit 30-year high WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has made fighting US inflation his "top priority" after government data Wednesday... Published 10 Nov, 2021 11:26pm
Markets Dollar climbs as US inflation rises beyond expectations LONDON/NEW YORK: The dollar rose against major peers on Wednesday, snapping three days of weakness, after US ... Updated 10 Nov, 2021 09:02pm
Print Unbridled inflation: Public backlash compels govt to stop releasing weekly SPI? ISLAMABAD: Fed up with criticism across all sections of society on uncontrolled inflation massively hitting the... Updated 09 Nov, 2021 11:27pm
Print Oct CPI inflation up 9.19pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 9.2 percent on year-on-year basis in October 2021... Published 02 Nov, 2021 03:51am
Business & Finance Dollar trades near one-year high after inflation data NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar held near a one-year high on Wednesday after U.S. inflation data showed prices rose... Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am
Opinion Govt's inflation narrative Prime Minister Imran Khan acknowledged yet again on 30 September 2021 that inflation is an issue but laid the blame... Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am
Print Sept CPI up 9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of nine percent on year-on-year basis in September... Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:46am
Markets South African rand slides as dollar jumps on U.S. data, stocks fall JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand fell to more than two-week lows on Thursday as the dollar jumped on a surprise... Published 16 Sep, 2021 11:41pm
Print Wheat, sugar, ghee, pulses: Targeted cash subsidy rolled out Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the government would be providing targeted cash... Updated 15 Sep, 2021 09:20am
Markets Dollar slides after tamer-than-expected US inflation data US core, headline inflation slows in August Fed may hold off on tapering -analyst Euro, Swiss franc rise vs dollar Published 14 Sep, 2021 07:48pm
