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Pakistan's latest fuel price revision added pressure on household budgets and transport costs, with petrol up Rs4.40 a litre and diesel up Rs3.62, according to official notifications.

UK inflation has risen to its highest level in four months, with higher energy bills pushing the cost of living back into sharper focus for households, businesses and policymakers. The BBC reported that prices are now

ECNEC reviewed major road, energy, water, education and poverty-reduction schemes as revised costs and project delays sharpen scrutiny of public investment.

Household energy bills in Great Britain are expected to rise to a three-year high this winter, with a forecast price-cap increase likely to cancel out the effect of VAT cuts on electricity bills

British retail sales volumes fell 0.5% in July after a stronger June, suggesting households paused spending as the World Cup and early-summer boost faded.

As wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota sends air quality indexes to record levels for millions of people, a simple box fan air purifier offers a low-cost way to breathe easier indoors.

Property prices in ‘suspended animation’ owing to higher mortgage rates and uncertainty in Middle East Business live – latest updates UK house prices were broadly stagnant in July as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates

US wholesale inflation paused in July as cheaper energy and food offset increases in services and construction, new federal data shows.

Al Jazeera’s AJLabs compares wages and prices through Big Mac meals, showing how pay power can vary sharply between cities that look cheap on paper.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is becoming an economic warning for Pakistan as fuel imports, LNG supplies, freight costs and inflation risks converge.

Pay-later lenders are moving beyond retail purchases into rent and utility bills, raising fresh questions about affordability, fees and household debt.

The White House is backing a broader voluntary pledge aimed at limiting the impact of data centre power demand on household utility bills, though key details remain unclear.

Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high, but the resumption of conflict with Iran threatens to push inflation back up as energy costs rise once again.

ExxonMobil and Chevron reported combined second-quarter profits of $26.5 billion as conflict-driven oil prices lifted producer earnings and increased costs for motorists.

Pakistan's weekly inflation reading has kept household budgets under pressure, with food prices again sitting at the centre of public concern.

Pakistan's decision to raise petroleum dealers' margins has eased the immediate threat of a nationwide strike, but it keeps the larger fuel-cost debate alive.

Pakistan collected a record Rs1.567 trillion through the petroleum levy in FY26 as lower interest costs and provincial surpluses reduced the fiscal deficit.

Latest Reading Wednesday Likely Frame Scale Challenge Ease has moved into focus in economy coverage. Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households

A student-led low-cost wastewater treatment system could offer a practical option for tackling industrial pollution, according to the Express Tribune report from Sindh.

Bond yields climbed across the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan as investors worried the Middle East conflict could keep inflation elevated and force central banks to stay tighter for longer

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday notified an additional burden of Rs9.8 billion on electricity consumers for the August billing period due to a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of 75 paisa per unit. Th

A joint report says rebuilding Gaza may cost $71 billion and warns recovery plans will fall short unless Palestinians help shape them.

Andy Burnham is being advised on a set of immediate political problems, with cost of living concerns among the early priorities under discussion

An oil stockpile warning is putting airlines, retailers and consumers back on inflation watch as higher fuel costs threaten to move from energy markets into ticket prices and delivery charges. The story is