MPS Preview: Will SBP Cut Rates or Play It Safe?
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
May 05, 2025 at 01:30 PM GMT+05:00
The clock is ticking down to the State Bank of Pakistan’s monetary policy decision today, and the uncertainty hangs thick in the air...
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Inflation set to hit 9-year low at 2.7% in January
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
January 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM GMT+05:00
Headline inflation is likely to clock in at 2.7% YoY in January 2025- marking a 9-year low, compared...
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MPS Preview: SBP to reduce policy rate by 100bps
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
January 27, 2025 at 01:22 PM GMT+05:00
Continuing its streak of monetary easing, the Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to...
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Initial Preview: Inflation to fall below 5% in Nov
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
November 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM GMT+05:00
Pakistan’s inflation is expected to ease to the lowest level in six years in November after an uptick last month as food and transport costs fell...
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Pakistan govt tackles debt head-on, retires trillions
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
November 05, 2024 at 12:46 PM GMT+05:00
Pakistan’s government has retired a substantial Rs2.08 trillion in debt in the ongoing fiscal year, marking a shift from the previous fiscal year’s record...
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Housing, energy inflation continues to remain sticky
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
November 01, 2024 at 01:27 PM GMT+05:00
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report revealed housing and energy index continue to remain the only category where inflation is stubbornly sticky...
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SBP widely expected to slash rates by another 200bps
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
October 31, 2024 at 03:44 PM GMT+05:00
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its policy rate further by 200bps...
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Inflation widely seen easing further in Oct
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
October 31, 2024 at 12:48 PM GMT+05:00
The headline inflation for October is expected to slow down with an average estimate of 6.8% YoY compared to 6.9% YoY in the previous month...
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CPI Preview 2: Inflation to quicken for first time in four months
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
October 30, 2024 at 10:41 AM GMT+05:00
Pakistan’s inflation is expected to quicken for the first time in four months as electricity costs surge...
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Remittance growth cushions Pakistan expanding trade gap
By MG News | Category Economic Analysis Research
October 22, 2024 at 08:12 PM GMT+05:00
Pakistan's trade deficit widened for the third straight quarter, fueled by a surge in imports—indicating a recovery in economic activity...
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