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Australia's central bank

Australia's central bank raises rates 25bps to 4.35%

Published 05 May, 2026 11:07am

The board voted 8 to 1 for the increase, a change from March when it split 5-4

Australia central bank hikes rates in tight call as Iran war stokes inflation risk

Published 17 Mar, 2026 10:46am

Including at the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, are widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged

Australia central bank keeps rates at 3.6%, warns of inflation risk

Published 09 Dec, 2025 11:10am

Markets had seen no chance of an easing this week following strong readings on inflation and consumer demand

Australia’s central bank alert to risks over economic outlook, governor says

Published 22 Sep, 2025 08:39am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank will be on alert to the risk that economic outlook may change, but the flow of data...

Australia’s central bank cuts rates to two-year low of 3.60%

Published 12 Aug, 2025 11:40am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its main cash rate by a quarter point to a two-year low of 3.60%,...

Yen flounders near four month low, Fed in spotlight

Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:52am

SINGAPORE: The yen languished near a four-month low against the US dollar and a 16-year trough against the euro on...

Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias

Published 19 Mar, 2024 10:54am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias,...

Australia central bank warns on inflation, market pushes out rate cuts

Published 09 Feb, 2024 09:47am

SYDNEY: Australia’s top central banker on Friday warned there was still some way to go to meet the midpoint of the...

Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 4.35%

Published 06 Feb, 2024 10:48am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday as expected, but cautioned that a further...

Australia central bank stuns market with 25-bps hike, says more might be needed

Published 02 May, 2023 09:58am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday stunned markets by raising its cash rate 25 basis points when traders...

RBA to hold cash rate at 3.60% in May, but may need to raise again

Published 28 Apr, 2023 09:07am

BENGALURU: Australia’s central bank will keep its interest rate unchanged at 3.6% on Tuesday for a second...

Australia’s central bank to get new rate-setting board under review shake up

Published 20 Apr, 2023 11:38am

Australia’s central bank will get a new specialist board to manage monetary policy that will be chaired by the...

Australia’s central bank raises rates 25 bp to over 10 year high at 3.60%

Published 07 Mar, 2023 11:19am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate 25 basis points to the highest in more than a decade at 3.60%...

Australia’s central bank says more rate pain needed to tame inflation

Published 17 Feb, 2023 11:03am

SYDNEY: Australia’s top central banker again projected further interest rate rises in coming months and said the...

Australia’s central bank revises up inflation forecasts as further rate hikes flagged

Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:58am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Friday revised up its forecasts for core inflation and wages growth and warned...

Australia’s central bank hikes rates by 50 bps, says still not done

Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:27am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate 50 basis points to a seven-year high of 2.35% on Tuesday and...

Australia, NZ dollars enjoy rare rally; RBA flags June hike

Published 17 May, 2022 09:43am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were trying to sustain a rally on Tuesday as speculators took some...

Australia’s central bank hikes interest rates, flags more to come

Published 03 May, 2022 10:32am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its main cash rate by a surprisingly large 25 basis points to...

Australia's central bank sees underlying inflation picking up

Published 06 Apr, 2022 01:04pm

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank said on Wednesday it was seeing more evidence that underlying inflation pressures...

Australia’s central bank holds rates, drops ‘patient’ pledge

Published 05 Apr, 2022 10:22am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank kept its cash rate at a record low of 0.1% on Tuesday but dropped a previous pledge...

Australia's central bank ends bond buying, in no rush to hike rates

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:13am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank kept its cash rate at a record low of 0.1% on Tuesday and ended its A$275 billion...

Australia's central bank sticks with policy patience, no rush to taper

Published 07 Dec, 2021 09:25am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank left interest rates at a super-loose 0.1% on Tuesday and stuck with its bond buying...

Australia central bank to review policy framework in 2022

Published 16 Nov, 2021 11:24am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank will review its policy framework in 2022, taking account of its experience during...

Australia's central bank sees risks in housing market 'exuberance'

Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:53am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank on Friday warned that "exuberance" in a red-hot housing market was encouraging a...

Australia's central bank sticks with low rates, dodges high house prices

Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:51am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low for an 11th straight month on Tuesday and...

Australia shares end lower as Sydney extends lockdown

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

Bucking the trend, gold stocks rose 0.9% as bullion prices climbed against a weaker dollar

Australia's central bank to taper bond buying, leaves rate at record lows

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:44am

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) retained the April-2024 bond for its three-year yield target of 0.1%, as widely expected

Australia's central bank seen hiking rates in Q1, 2023: Westpac economists

Published 18 Jun, 2021 01:19pm

The RBA has repeatedly stated a rate hike was unlikely before 2024 at the earliest.

Australia, NZ dollars aided by strong global data as RBA sounds upbeat

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:30pm

The Aussie held at $0.7640 and well above last week's three-month low of $0.7533. Bulls need to crack resistance at $0.7664 to keep the rally going, while the major target for bears is the 200-day moving average down at $0.7396.
The kiwi dollar stood at $0.7050 and off its recent four-month trough at $0.6944. Resistance lies around $0.7095/7100 ahead of $0.7135/50, which is where the currency was trading before a sharp retreat in mid-March.

Australia central bank cautions about housing boom as rates held at record lows

Published 06 Apr, 2021 12:55pm

RBA leaves cash rate at 0.1%.
Reiterates commitment to keep policy lower for longer.
Strikes a cautious note on housing market as prices skyrocket.
Bank to release Financial Stability Review on Friday.

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 25	161.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 25	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 25	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 25	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 24	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 24	7,358.22
Nasdaq / Jun 24	25,476.63
Dow Jones / Jun 24	51,848.90
India Sensex / Jun 25	77,542.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 25	72,326.48
Hang Seng / Jun 25	23,036.20
FTSE 100 / Jun 25	10,470.52
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 25	24,834.21
France CAC40 / Jun 25	8,395.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	368,985
Petrol/Litre / Jun 25	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 25	69.47
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 25	3,981.05
Diesel/Litre / Jun 25	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 25	76.52

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 24 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	8.01 ▲ 1 (14.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.01 ▲ 0.94 (10.36%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	57.61 ▲ 5.24 (10.01%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 24 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	12.20 ▲ 1.11 (10.01%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 24 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	57.48 ▲ 5.23 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.52 ▲ 3.05 (10.01%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.07 ▲ 7.01 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 24 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	251.72 ▲ 22.88 (10%)
Chashma / Jun 24 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	101.19 ▲ 9.2 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	111.29 ▲ 10.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.28 ▼ -2.47 (-9.98%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 24 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	100.26 ▼ -11.12 (-9.98%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 24 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.80 ▼ -1.14 (-9.55%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jun 24 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	37.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.15%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 24 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	23.52 ▼ -2.32 (-8.98%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	43.13 ▼ -3.72 (-7.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 24 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.06 ▼ -0.51 (-6.74%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 24 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	104.71 ▼ -7.26 (-6.48%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.28 ▼ -1.26 (-5.35%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 24 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	25.60 ▼ -1.44 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	112,892,122 ▲ 0.33
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,295,107 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,761,163 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Jun 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	31,348,609 ▲ 1.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,194,838 ▲ 3.85
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	21,872,379 ▲ 1.92
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,610,130 ▲ 0.11
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	20,069,542 ▼ -0.9
The Organic Meat / Jun 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	20,043,142 ▲ 2.92
B.O.Punjab / Jun 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,657,800 ▲ 0.26

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