Impact of high US interest rates

Impact of high US interest rates

High rates raise the returns demanded on foreign investment, reduce valuations of assets the government wants to privatise, increase the cost of maintaining borrowed reserves and complicate monetary policy. Updated 05 Oct, 2026 07:35am
Does Pakistan need a super app?

Does Pakistan need a super app?

If owned by government, it could integrate public services and keep sensitive national information within Pakistan’s jurisdiction.
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Burdened by the power bill

Burdened by the power bill

Peak demand rarely goes past 35,000 MW when installed capacity is 46,600 MW, so every month we pay for power nobody needs.
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am

Milk quality is a pricing problem

Punjab is spending to make loose milk safer while federal tax policy makes it the only milk most families can afford
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am

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AI-powered sign language customer experience
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
The politics of chambers

The politics of chambers

Can Karachi’s business community take a cue from relatively smaller Sialkot and mobilise its own resources?
Updated 05 Oct, 2026 08:56am

COMPANY NEWS

HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB), 1LINK (Pvt) Limited, and Euronet Pakistan have signed a landmark tripartite agreement to...
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Data points

Data points

Abrin Vasquez remotely pilots a Caterpillar dozer spreading trash across the Marana Regional Landfill near Tucson, Ariz. He used..
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
If the war drags on

If the war drags on

Seven months after the first US-Israel strikes on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz still sets the mood of the world economy.
Updated 05 Oct, 2026 08:42am
Inflation in the US

Inflation in the US

The US Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3pc in August, much lighter than expected, as ...
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Ageing populations

Ageing populations

By 2050, 1 in 6 people globally will be over 65 - up from 1 in 11 in 2019, as per the World Economic Forum
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Money talks

Money talks

The total combined market caps of public tech companies that met with President Trump last week in the White House ...
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Going under the knife

Going under the knife

Each year, over 300m operations are conducted worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation, reports The...
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am
Chartering oil tankers

Chartering oil tankers

The cost of chartering an oil tanker has ballooned during the Gulf war, with the average daily rate at around...
Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:15am

Opting to barter

The strongest argument for it is the potential to conserve foreign exchange
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Men in the kitchen

Time spent cooking and cleaning has doubled for American men in the past two decades to 31 minutes a day last year...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am