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ECB cuts interest rates and keeps door ajar to more easing

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept the door ajar to more, even...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:34pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Wunsch warns of risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into excessive rate cuts, FT reports

European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the euro zone faces the risk of “sleepwalking” into excessive...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 10:37am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Villeroy reaffirms deposit rates could be at 2% by this summer

PARIS: The European Central Bank could cut its deposit rate down to 2% by this summer, said Bank of France head and...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 01:21pm

Markets

ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024

FRANKFURT: The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:27pm

Business & Finance

ECB getting closer to rate cut pause, Schnabel says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is getting closer to a pause in interest cuts since it is no longer clear that...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:51pm

Business & Finance

ECB can keep cutting rates even if Fed takes it slow, Vujcic says

ZAGREB: The European Central Bank could cut interest rates three more times this year even if its U.S. counterpart...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 11:18am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Villeroy says Trump tariffs will increase economic uncertainty

PARIS: Trade tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump will increase economic uncertainty, French central bank...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 01:44pm

Business & Finance

ECB to cut rates again, keep door open to further easing

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates on Thursday and is likely to keep open...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Stournaras sees rates approaching 2% by year end, Trump tariffs could speed cuts

European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras expects the ECB to reduce interest rates gradually towards 2% by...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 02:21pm

Business & Finance

ECB should debate how much more it can cut rates, Schnabel says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is on track to lower inflation and cut interest rates but needs to have a deep...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:32pm

Markets

Europe’s shares in longest weekly winning streak

FRANKFURT: European shares ended on a positive note on Friday, benefiting from a broad-based rally which was fuelled...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Centeno sees interest rates falling to about 2% as inflation under control

LISBON: The European Central Bank should continue to lower interest rates to about 2% as inflation in the euro zone...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 08:33am

Business & Finance

Euro zone households could increase consumption, ECB chief economist says

Euro zone households are likely to reduce their savings this year and consume more of their disposable income,...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:10am

Business & Finance

ECB to end policy restriction by midsummer at latest, Rehn says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates and should end policy restriction in the...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:52am

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation rises, likely forcing slower ECB rate cuts

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Eurozone inflation rose in December as energy prices slightly ticked up, official data showed...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Markets

Euro zone yields hold steady ahead of inflation data

Euro area bond yields held broadly steady on Tuesday ahead of inflation figures from the euro zone later in the day....

Published 07 Jan, 2025 01:06pm

Markets

Shares patchy in Asia, Canadian dollar up on Trudeau report

SYDNEY: Share markets got off to a patchy start in Asia on Monday ahead of a week brimming with economic news that...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:11am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields steady ahead of German and US data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields were little changed in subdued post-holiday trading on Friday, with German...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 01:45pm

Business & Finance

Euro zone bank lending is stuck in low gear, ECB data shows

FRANKFURT: Lending to euro zone companies and households grew at a modest pace in November, pointing to a lacklustre...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 03:36pm

Markets

Dollar starts 2025 higher; yen rooted at five-month lows

SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar kicked off 2025 on the front foot on Thursday after a strong year of gain against most...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Markets

Dollar reigns with the support of higher yields

SINGAPORE: The Japanese yen traded around five-month lows on Monday against a dollar underpinned by rising U.S....

Published 30 Dec, 2024 07:57am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields edge up to one-month high

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields ticked up to their highest level in around a month on Monday as investors continued to...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:21pm

Business & Finance

Christine Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “very close” to reaching the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:46am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Markets

Cryptocurrencies growing more popular in eurozone: ECB

FRANKFURT: The number of eurozone consumers who own cryptocurrencies has more than doubled in the past two years,...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:48pm

World

Trump, not yet in office, already a figure in global economic policy

WASHINGTON: The world’s economic reckoning with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:23am

Business & Finance

ECB imposes extra capital charge on 13 banks over leverage risk

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank imposed additional capital charges on 13 euro zone banks this year, judging...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Lagarde flags more rate cuts if inflation continues to ease

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will cut interest rates further if inflation continues to ease towards its 2%...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 01:51pm

Markets

Europe’s STOXX 600 snaps three-week winning streak

FRANKFURT: European stocks slipped on Friday, taking the main benchmark to its first weekly decline in three, as...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further cuts

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year on Thursday, by quarter of a...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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