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Kevin Warsh offers no clues on Fed’s next rate decision
The US Federal Reserve is not showing whether it will raise interest rates again at its October 27-28 meeting, even as September inflation came in hotter than expected, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said at the IMF meetings in Bangkok on Friday, in a conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
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IMF warns short-term debt could raise government borrowing costs
Governments in advanced economies, the US in particular, should be careful about relying too heavily on short-term debt, because it passes higher borrowing costs through to them faster when inflation surges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Muhammad Aurangzeb expects Pakistan’s current account deficit at 0%-1% this year
Pakistan's twin deficits have fallen to 2.6% of GDP at the end of the last fiscal year (June) from a peak of 12.5%. Foreign exchange reserves have reached a record $21.4bn, Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said at the 10th Annual Microfinance Conference, organized by the Pakistan Microfinance Network.
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Inflation projected at 11% in September FY27
Inflation is projected to remain in the range of 10-11% for September 2026, reflecting the pass-through of elevated global oil prices into domestic energy, transport and food costs, even as Pakistan's economy consolidates stabilization gains in the early months of FY2027.
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Pakistan’s headline inflation for September 2026 is set to ease modestly from August’s reading, according to a consensus of 13 brokerage house estimates compiled by Mettis Global, even as escalating Middle East supply disruptions and domestic energy tariff revisions keep sequential momentum elevated.
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ADB raises 2026 developing Asia growth forecast to 5%
Economic growth across developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to slow to 5% in 2026 from 5.5% in 2025 before improving marginally to 5.1% in 2027, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2026.
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ADB holds Pakistan FY27 growth forecast at 3.7%, sees inflation at 8.3%
Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to remain at 3.7% in FY2027, while inflation is projected to rise to 8.3% amid the continuing impact of the Middle East conflict and elevated global energy prices, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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