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MFPCB
Editorials

MFPCB

EDITORIAL: A meeting of Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordinating Board (MFPCB) chaired by Finance Minister Shaukat...
Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am
Inflation
Editorials

Inflation

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data for July 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) reveals an increase of...
Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am
Mixed economic trends
Opinion

Mixed economic trends

The economy is in a state of flux and on the path of recovery after the Covid-19 attacks. This has led to some...
Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am
Dip in the rate of inflation
Opinion

Dip in the rate of inflation

The year 2020-21 has been an eventful year. The first attack of Covid-19 ebbed by early July 2020 but was followed ...
Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am
Growth versus inclusive growth
Print

Growth versus inclusive growth

The Economic Survey, a document presented with much fanfare by the finance minister a day before the budget speech,...
Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Eurozone bond yields rise after strong US CPI data
Markets

Eurozone bond yields rise after strong US CPI data

  • US consumer prices increased in April as booming demand amid a reopening economy pushed against supply constraints, which could fuel financial market fears of a lengthy period of higher inflation.
  • The consumer price index jumped 0.8%; excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI soared 0.9%.
Published 12 May, 2021 07:47pm
US consumer spending, income rebound in March
World

US consumer spending, income rebound in March

  • Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, increased 4.2% last month after falling 1.0% in February, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
  • Personal income jumped 21.1% after declining 7.0% in February. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending increasing 4.1% and income surging 20.3%.
Published 30 Apr, 2021 06:22pm
Rising inflation
Opinion

Rising inflation

Various price indices have risen exponentially in recent weeks. This trend is best revealed by the movement of the...
Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am
PM instructs economic team to ensure inflation stays under control
Pakistan

PM instructs economic team to ensure inflation stays under control

  • Imran said our efforts to reduce inflation are showing results as consumer price index and core inflation are both now lower than when PTI government was formed
  • Asad says during current month inflation on Consumer Price Index is down to 5.7 percent, while the Core Inflation is at 5.4 percent
Updated 31 Jan, 2021 02:42pm
Yields slip as investors await 30-year auction
Markets

Yields slip as investors await 30-year auction

  • Investors awaiting an auction of 30-year government debt shrugged off a report showing an increase in US consumer prices in December amid rising gasoline costs.
  • In the 12 months through December the CPI advanced 1.4% after increasing 1.2% in November.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:10pm