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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

Markets

ECB to cut interest rates again, signal further easing as growth falters

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates again on Thursday and signal further...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 01:40pm

Markets

Aussie drops after RBA softens tone; US dollar steady before CPI

TOKYO: The Australian dollar sank towards a four-month low on Tuesday after the central bank softened its tone on...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 09:50am

Business & Finance

ECB to cut rates again amid bleak eurozone outlook

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week amid a darkening outlook,...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 12:30pm

Markets

Loonie, Aussie in focus while US dollar idles

SINGAPORE: The Canadian dollar and Australian dollar were in focus on Monday ahead of their central bank meetings...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 09:52am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time

NEW YORK: The euro rallied against the dollar on Thursday as French government bonds stabilized a day after the...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

ECB rate cut of 25 bps possible, not more, ECB’s Holzmann tells paper

VIENNA: It is “conceivable” that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its next...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 12:46pm

Markets

Tech surge propels STOXX 600 to near one-week high

FRANKFURT: Europe’s STOXX 600 ended the week on a high note, bolstered by a rally in tech stocks, while investors...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 07:37am

Markets

Asian shares slip, yen aims for best week in 4 months on BOJ hike bets

SYDNEY: Asian shares slipped on Friday while the yen was aiming for its best week in four months as strong local...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 10:54am

Markets

Yen surges to 150 per dollar amid growing BOJ rate hike bets

TOKYO: The yen jumped as much as 1% to a six-week high at 150 per dollar on Friday, after faster than expected...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 10:10am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,520.54
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,990.31
France CAC40 / Jan 20	7,733.50
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.74 ▲ 0.34 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	31.82 ▲ 2.89 (9.99%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.84 ▲ 9.84 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.51 ▼ -2.48 (-9.92%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 21 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	72.50 ▼ -6.07 (-7.73%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 21 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32.32 ▼ -2.58 (-7.39%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 21 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147 ▼ -11.02 (-6.97%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.15 ▼ -0.66 (-6.73%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.30 ▼ -0.31 (-6.72%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	106 ▼ -7.47 (-6.58%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 21 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	64.99 ▼ -4.10 (-5.93%)
Prosperity Weav / Jan 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35 ▼ -2.00 (-5.41%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,800,421 ▲ 0.34
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	37,044,339 ▲ 1.84
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,010,624 ▲ 0.27
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.14
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.23
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -2.74
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.70

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