Fed keeps money pumping in last year of Bernanke’s term
Wall Street and Washington alike are asking whether Ben Bernanke will stay on in 2014, as the US Federal Reserve chairman persists in the final year of his term with…
Mirrors shown by India and UK! Articles 62, 63: Don’t falter Fakhru Bhai! 180 million are with you!
The hue and cry over Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan never appears to quite die down. It rises in tandem in noise…
Continuing uncertainties
Politicians attribute the outgoing regime's completion of its term to the longest-ever period of 'consensus' politics in Pakistan's history. Just one measure of what that consensus delivered is, that in…
IP pipeline: the energy corridor
Amidst heightened frenzy of elections approaching in Pakistan, the President of Pakistan announced the commencement of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline (IP)on March 11, 2013.The purpose of this project was to import…
FX & Gold – weekly outlook – March 25 – 29: Cyprus dominates global financial market
The Fed''s FOMC meeting that was supposed to be the major event of last week was sidelined as Cyprus funding crisis dominated the global financial market. Imagine that how brittle…
Good on intentions…
Part of being a concerned citizen is to be well informed and, as I belong to the 18-35 age demographic that is going to cast its vote for the first…
Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life
Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loading coal by hand into a bucket. Mining also led to a hip…
Democracy in Pakistan an apology
Is Pakistan short on intellect? Not by any standards then why is the constitution so laid bare by the powers that be - military or civil? Constitutional political economy is…
Is land reform off the menu – I?
In a recent TV interview, Imran Khan, Chairman TI, has revealed that a great debate has been going on in his party regarding land reforms. However, the arguments and proponents…
Is land reform off the menu? – III
Land and housing reforms: Innovations and opportunities due to the floods: The destruction of life and property of people due to floods have developed the need and rationale for launching…
