13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (438+ words) The State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to maintain the policy rate at 11.5% today, balancing inflation concerns with improving external buffers. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to meet today…...

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (498+ words) NEW YORK: Investors head into next week’s Federal Reserve meeting bracing for the central bank to raise interest rates, a move that could threaten a US stock market rally already showing some vulnerability to rising bond yields. For years, inflation…...

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (207+ words) LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal contacted Naib Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Liaquat Baloch and requested one day time for holding third round of negotiations between the government and Jamaat-e-Islami on the issue of petroleum levy....

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (426+ words) BRASILIA: Latin American stocks and currencies fell on Friday amid fresh concerns over Brazil’s presidential election outlook and mounting expectations of a US interest-rate hike after stronger-than-expected inflation data. MSCI’s gauge of Latin American stocks dropped 1 percent and was on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (341+ words) President Trump asserted the US should have the world's lowest interest rates, pressuring the Federal Reserve ahead of its policy meeting despite inflation data suggesting a rate hike. DOONBEG: No country should have lower interest rates than the US, President…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (269+ words) ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an upward trend during the last week compared to the previous week, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder on Saturday. The wholesalers and retailers at various markets said that…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (253+ words) PARIS: A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a companion the other day at David Zenouda’s Paris restaurant while others increasingly share starters, skip wine at lunch or opt only for a main course. It’s a sign of the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (333+ words) LONDON: Copper prices were headed for their first weekly drop since June, even as they steadied on Friday following a steep fall in the previous session after Reuters reported that the White House had not made a decision on imposing…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (365+ words) WASHINGTON: US consumer prices likely accelerated in August as the cost of gasoline rebounded after two straight monthly declines, which would reinforce financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next week. The Labor Department’s Consumer Price…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (198+ words) Business Recorder VIENNA: Austria’s central bank has trimmed its economic growth forecast for the country in 2026 due to a weaker-than-expected first six months of the year, but raised it for next year as the outlook is improving, it said on…...