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All eyes on the Fed’s interest rate decision

This week, the market will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is set to be...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:43am

Business & Finance

Dollar eases after US data

NEW YORK: The dollar eased broadly on Thursday after US data suggested upward price pressures continue to ease,...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Dollar drops on softer than expected May inflation

NEW YORK: The dollar tumbled on Wednesday after data showed that consumer prices in May rose less than economists...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

Fed may remain on pause and pare back rate cut expectations

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates unchanged this week, but could pare back the...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Fed to meet amid dwindling hopes of summer rate cuts

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is highly likely to keep interest rates unchanged later this week, as...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:20am

Markets

European shares fall as hot US inflation data rains on rate-cut hopes

PARIS: European shares ended lower on Thursday after a hotter-than-anticipated US inflation reading doused hopes of...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Business & Finance

Dollar hits four-month low after Fed pivots, ECB leaves rates unchanged

LONDON: The dollar touched a fresh four-month low on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that its...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Markets

European shares rise on retail, healthcare boost

PARIS: Europe’s benchmark index rose on Wednesday, led by healthcare and retail stocks, with investors bracing for...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

Markets

Wall Street muted as investors digest inflation data

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday, as data showed consumer prices...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

Business & Finance

Fed should proceed ‘carefully’ on rate hikes: officials

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve should proceed carefully when deciding whether or not to hike interest rates...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars calm ahead of central bank moves this week

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were calm on Monday ahead of a slew of central bank rate decisions...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 10:05am

Markets

US Fed likely to pause rate hikes despite higher inflation

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a summer of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:35pm

Opinion

Fed doublespeak

Traders with long US equity and long dollar positions that laughed all the way to the bank after the Fed’s latest...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Markets

Rupee ends 8-session losing streak, settles at 287.04 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.52% in inter-bank market

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:27pm

Editorials

Caution from Basle

EDITORIAL: The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the global umbrella body for central banks, sure poured ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 06:58am

Business & Finance

US Fed official says more rate hikes necessary

WASHINGTON: A senior US Federal Reserve official said Thursday that additional interest rate hikes are needed to...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Fed leaves rates steady, sees two small hikes by end of 2023

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but signaled in new economic projections...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Divided Fed expected to rally around a US interest rate pause

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to pause its campaign of interest rate increases on Wednesday...

Updated 12 Jun, 2023 08:40am

Business & Finance

Top Fed official sees rates rising and staying high

WASHINGTON: US interest rates are likely to rise further, and will need to remain high to effectively tackle...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Business & Finance

Dollar dips before Fed rate decision

NEW YORK: The dollar fell on Wednesday before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by an ...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Markets

Dollar rises as inflation pressures persist; FOMC meeting in focus

SINGAPORE: The dollar firmed on Monday after data showed producer prices in the United States rose more than...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 09:40am

Markets

Yields rise, FOMC minutes in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Friday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue hiking rates ...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Markets

Rupee marginally weakens against US dollar, settles at 221.91

Currency has remained largely stable in recent weeks

Updated 15 Nov, 2022 09:02pm

Business & Finance

US dollar climbs as Fed likely to deliver another big hike; sterling slumps

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar gained across the board on Monday, regaining some ground it lost earlier in the month,...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Fed set for further steep rate hike as recession fears loom

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is pegged to make a fourth straight steep hike in the key interest rate this week...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:27am

Markets

4th successive decline: rupee settles at 218.89 against US dollar

Depreciates 0.21% in inter-bank market on Monday

Updated 17 Oct, 2022 07:45pm

Fed unveils 75-basis-point rate hike

Move aimed at cooling down most intense breakout of inflation since the 1980s

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 10:56am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei ends flat ahead of Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei ended flat on Wednesday in cautious trade ahead of a crucial policy decision by the U.S....

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Markets

US Fed poised to face down inflation dragon

WASHINGTON: After more than a decade of tame inflation, a wave of prices increases has washed through the US ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:35am

Business & Finance

US Fed opens policy meeting focused on inflation threat

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, focused squarely on how to address the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 08:25pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	280.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
India Sensex / Apr 17	78,553.20
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,395.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	34,730.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	64.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 17	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	300,068
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,326.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 18 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.45 ▲ 1 (40.82%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.37 ▲ 1 (10.67%)
Oilboy Energy / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 18 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.70 ▲ 1.25 (10.04%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	26.91 ▲ 2.45 (10.02%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Apr 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	18.11 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	46.70 ▲ 4.25 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 18 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	269.05 ▲ 24.46 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 18 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	24.08 ▲ 2.19 (10%)
Indus Dyeing / Apr 18 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	129.98 ▲ 11.82 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	0.58 ▼ -0.49 (-45.79%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.80 ▼ -1.37 (-19.11%)
Century Ins. / Apr 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	41.20 ▼ -8.62 (-17.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.90 ▼ -0.94 (-13.74%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 18 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.40 ▼ -0.89 (-10.74%)
Crescent Fib. / Apr 18 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.25 ▼ -5 (-9.95%)
Zephyr Textile / Apr 18 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.26 ▼ -1.22 (-9.78%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 18 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	17.20 ▼ -1.85 (-9.71%)
Suraj Cotton / Apr 18 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	119.01 ▼ -12.62 (-9.59%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 18 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.65 ▼ -1.32 (-9.45%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,207,702 ▲ 1.49
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	30,924,422 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,825,989 ▲ 0.07
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,207,672 ▼ -0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,780,505 ▲ 0.93
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,578,802 ▲ 0
Pak Elektron / Apr 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,988,493 ▼ -0.53
Habib Bank / Apr 18 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	9,338,304 ▼ -5.73
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	9,054,335 ▼ -0.49
B.O.Punjab / Apr 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,925,360 ▼ -0.09

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